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Theater for the New City

155 First Avenue
New York City, NY 10003
(212) 254-1109

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About the Theatre

Theater for the New City, Crytal Field (Artistic Director), FFP, and Stage Voices proudly present the Off-Off Broadway world premiere of “Tongs and Bones Shakespeare,” based on footnote, or, generally, off-marquee characters, in the Bard’s plays.

Upcoming Shows

McMusical

McMusical

Sep 17 – Sep 20, 2026

An R-rated musical comedy that takes a bite out of fast food, created by Teddy Grey and Sam Kaufman

Boy Santos

Boy Santos

Nov 5 – Nov 29, 2026

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...

Getting COMPLETE

Getting COMPLETE

Jan 14 – Jan 31, 2027

Getting COMPLETE is what happens when the bully grows up!

Past Shows

124 total · showing 101–110

Josh: The Black Babe Ruth

"Josh: The Black Babe Ruth"

Feb 8 – Feb 25, 2018

The play dramatizes the life, loves and ultimately the tragic decline of Josh Gibson, who was perhaps the greatest slugger of the Negro leagues and who, some say, died of a broken heart in 1947, a short step from his prime as a player. The play, based on real events, shows...

Or Current Resident

Or Current Resident

Feb 3 – Feb 25, 2018

Part of our shared experience as Americans today is how we strain under the weight of the tech sector. Millionaires are made overnight and we endure the distortions of social media while gentrification pushes us out of our homes. When that happens, it rips us away from our...

One Drop

"One Drop"

Feb 1 – Feb 18, 2018

"One Drop," a family drama with music by Andrea J. Fulton, brings to life the politics of a young mixed-race man's "passing" for white in post-Civil War Louisiana, illustrating the risks taken by those not afraid to love despite bigotry. The piece, inspired by the playwright's...

The Voire Dire Project 1.5 @ The Dream Up Festival

The Voire Dire Project 1.5 @ The Dream Up Festival

Sep 7 – Sep 16, 2017

4 plays/4 paintings/20 artists/1 integrative experience J. Lois Diamond’s 'In Alabama' Liz Amadio’s 'In the Attic' Maxine Kern’s 'Dostoyevsky' Coni Koepfinger’s 'AfterLife' Inspired by the artwork of Cindi Cericola, Avron Soyer, and Susan Tammany. About the Project: In the...

Katie

Katie

Aug 28 – Sep 11, 2017

When a mother and therapist are confronted with an unexpected dilemma in the raising of a disabled young woman, they must face decisions neither of them ever expected to make. "Katie", Miguel Toruño's debut play, is a story that questions when loyalty to a loved one should...

Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man

Jun 8 – Jun 18, 2017

He got a chance to be a Beatle for 100 days at the height of the band's popularity. The story of Paul McCartney's double. Theater for the New City Executive Director Crystal Field presents the world premiere of this new play that a write up on ShowScore summed up as, "Great...

Take Ten: National MFA Playwrights Festival

Take Ten: National MFA Playwrights Festival

May 2 – May 6, 2017

Aspen’s acclaimed Theater Masters will present its eleventh annual “Take Ten,” an exciting, fast-paced evening of eight 10-minute plays from award-winning MFA graduate playwriting students from the top MFA programs in the country as part of its National MFA Playwrights...

The Fare

The Fare

Mar 16 – Mar 26, 2017

A Pakistani cabbie and a Connecticut banker's lives collide in this new play for our times, exploring everything from immigration to identity, class to color, privilege to prejudice and what it means to be an American. Scott David Reeves*, Sarah Grace Sanders, Hemang Sharma...

Imagine

Imagine

Mar 9 – Mar 12, 2017

Beatles songs come to life, not with music, but as stories and situations. A cast of 15 presents this world premiere theatrical tribute for fans of the Fab Four and anyone who imagines a world where all you need is love. Written by Claude Solnik / Directed by Thom O’Connor.

Northbound

Northbound

Feb 9 – Feb 26, 2017

This play mixes historic figures such as Lincoln, John Brown, Frederick Douglass and slavery advocate Stephen A. Douglas in their own words with the fictional story of two slaves seeking freedom in 1859 by heading north. A cast of around 20 actors bring this full-length play...

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