ASTORIA
A new family drama by Richard Ploetz explores themes of mortality, the fallibility of memory, and the meaning of home.
Theater for the New City
155 1st Ave
New York, NY PRESS RELEASE DRAFT
Theater for the New City is a theatre in Off-Off-Broadway.
Upcoming Shows
Boy Santos
Charlie Santos is visited by memories of his childhood in the tenements of Spanish Harlem, 1962. He sees the street games, the legal and illegal enterprises, the captives of heroin, the desperate poor and a traumatic event he believes caused the death of his infant brother. It...
How to Get to Heaven from the Crawfish Pond
Playwright, director and poet Melanie Maria Goodreaux returns to her longtime creative home, Theater for the New City (TNC), with the world premiere of How to Get to Heaven from the Crawfish Pond, a darkly comic Louisiana love story about death, desire, family, faith and the...
The Flowers of Forest Hills
Set after World War II, “The Flowers of Forest Hills” follows a family who emigrates from Austria to Queens. We see three generations of women, including a girl, a mother and a grandmother (as part of a cast of seven characters) as they adapt to life in the United States. Family...
SantaCon The Play
New York City's annual SantaCon. Many residents consider it the worst day of the year. Who among us hasn't been going about their life on a brisk December morning only to realize, with slowly encroaching dread, that there are an unusually high number of Santas about? And in the...
Getting COMPLETE
Getting COMPLETE... what happens when the bully grows up!
Articles
Tango and Havana Fiesta Brings Latin American Dance Traditions Together in Miami
Miami’s Flamingo Theater became the setting for Tango y Havana Fiesta: Music & Dance Celebration, a production conceived, directed and produced by Analía Farfan that brought together several traditions of Latin American and Hispanic music and dance.…
Emanuele Fiore Expands His Role as a Performer in Pinocchio Pop and Across New York's Dance Scene
For Emanuele Fiore, dance has increasingly become one part of a broader performance language that includes theater, music, and choreography. Since his work in the 2024 Off-Broadway production Sempreverde: Evergreen, Fiore has continued to take on increasingly prominent roles while working with dance…
Review: THE VESSEL at 59E59-An Excellent Thought-Provoking Production
'The Vessel' is A Through the Tollbooth Co. Production in association with Thrown Stone Theatre Company.…
Sofía Terceros Arce Joins the FIFA Club World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony as Her Theater and Film Career Continues to Flourish
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Review: Brits Off-Broadway’s DAVID COPPERFIELD at 59E59 Theaters-A Gem
Here’s one play you don’t want to miss! 'David Copperfield' is now on stage at 59e59 Theaters as part of the Brits Off-Broadway 2026 festival of plays. …
ANIMALS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Opens at the United Nations With Art, Dance, and Environmental Advocacy
On May 20, World Bee Day, the United Nations became the setting for an ambitious interdisciplinary event that merged visual art, dance, environmental awareness, and international collaboration. The opening of Animals for Social Justice, a multimedia exhibition created by journalist and multimedia ar…
Review: NOT NOBODY at 59E59 Theaters-Thought Provoking
Brian Dykstra's Not Nobody at 59E59 Theaters explores justice and moral dilemmas as a former ethics professor becomes a person of interest after aiding a wounded officer.…
Past Shows
123 total · showing 21–30
In Search of "True Love"
A world-premiere play about epiphany and revival after a woman lost the sense of loving herself and others written and performed by Ayaka Yamamoto
To Feed the Roses
A romantic comedy about falling in love again.
Sartre and Simone: A Comedy of Redemptive Love
Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir face their most challenging philosophical experiment: two sisters. A new comedy by award-winning playwright William Cane.
Kind Stranger…a memory play
Based on Tennessee Williams’ MEMOIRS, Kind Stranger depicts the poignant journey of Tennessee Williams as the legendary playwright recounts his life, art, and love affairs. Witness his wit and unflinching honesty as he writes his last chapter, revealing how his plays were his...
Camera Ready
Camera Ready is a new musical by Gary LeGault, Camera Ready follows the life of documentary filmmaker Nelson Sullivan, from his Southern roots to his final days capturing New York’s underground art scene of the 1980s. Told through music and movement, the show explores Sullivan’s...
"Us"
Blending movement, text, and ensemble storytelling, “US” is part of the choreographer/director Charly Wenzel’s larger project ‘HUMAN – Layers of Identity’, which explores themes of discrimination, belonging, and universal human rights. Through the voices and bodies of an...
Rock Bottom, Bottoms Up: Scenes of Resilience from Emerging Voices
FIRST LOOK SERIES: Kind Strangers Collective Presents: Rock Bottom, Bottoms Up: Scenes of Resilience from Emerging Voices Scenes written by Laura Winters, Jamie Gore Pawlik, Ayla Parsons, and Martyna Majok Directed by David Zayas Jr., Derek Speedy, Jamie Gore Pawlik, and Wiley...
Chagall In New York
“Chagall In New York" — A Journey Through Art, Love, and Survival New York, NY - "Chagall In New York," a compelling new play by David McDonald, will have its highly anticipated three-week run at Theater For The New City in Greenwich Village from May 1 to 18, 2025. The...
The Road Ahead
THE ROAD AHEAD was inspired by Rod Serling’s classic television series “The Twilight Zone.” A married couple on a nighttime journey is transported by a GPS gone amok to a mysterious destination in place and time. The women are welcomed by a guide, who presents three vignettes...
FeaturedUnder The Ice
Under The Ice is a surreal and introspective theatrical piece that explores themes of grief, loss, and the afterlife. The story follows Kailan, a neurotic teenager who drowns in a tragic ice fishing accident and embarks on an unusual journey through the depths of Lake Erie...
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