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THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY

155 First Ave. (9th to 10th Sts.)
New York, NY 10003
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About the Theatre

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY is a unique Cultural Institution that has earned a nationwide reputation for its dedication to nurturing established and emerging playwrights who experiment with new forms and to presenting other experimental and developmental theaters with a very active program of Community Art Services and Festivals which continue to expand theater accessibility.

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LISTS OF PROMISE to be Presented at Theater For The New City in March Photo
LISTS OF PROMISE to be Presented at Theater For The New City in March


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 20, 2024

New Stage Theatre Company will present the Premiere of LISTS OF PROMISE at the Johnson Theater at Theater For The New City. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

Melanie Maria Goodreaux's RITA IS THE GOAT to Premiere At Theater For The New City Photo
Melanie Maria Goodreaux's RITA IS THE GOAT to Premiere At Theater For The New City


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 27, 2024

Melanie Maria Goodreaux's new play RITA IS THE GOAT will premiere at Theater for the New City, exploring themes of loss, survival, and identity through a magical realist lens. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

TNC's Street Theater Company to Present THE SOCIALIZATION OF A SOCIAL WORKER OR THE F Photo
TNC's Street Theater Company to Present THE SOCIALIZATION OF A SOCIAL WORKER OR THE FIGHT


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 03, 2024

Theater for the New City's award-winning Street Theater Company will open its 2024 annual tour Saturday, August 3 with 'The Socialization of a Social Worker or The Fight for Social Justice'. Learn how to purchase tickets....

ENOUGH VO5 FOR THE UNIVERSE To Return To Theater For The New City Next Month Photo
ENOUGH VO5 FOR THE UNIVERSE To Return To Theater For The New City Next Month


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 19, 2023

'ENOUGH VO5 FOR THE UNIVERSE' returns to Theater for the New City with a post Afro-futuristic apocalyptic narrative, featuring three remarkable Black women on a mission to transform the world. Don't miss this captivating production with a special appearance by Malik Yoba. ...

Complete Schedule Now Available For TNC's LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Photo
Complete Schedule Now Available For TNC's LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS


by Blair Ingenthron - May 21, 2023

Theater for the New City's Lower East Side Festival of the Arts is an indoor and outdoor live audience event with a cohort of over 200 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers, literary artists, visual artists and film makers participating.  It will be presented May 26 t...

Photos: First Look at OBSESSED At Theatre For The New City Photo
Photos: First Look at OBSESSED At Theatre For The New City


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 03, 2023

Get a first look at photos of Theater For The New City's OBSESSED: A Film Noir Thriller on Stage....

ROMEO AND JULIET: TRIBAL ROCK MUSICAL to be Presented at Theater for the New City in Photo
ROMEO AND JULIET: TRIBAL ROCK MUSICAL to be Presented at Theater for the New City in March


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 22, 2023

THE BARD’S DIALOGUE HAS A NEW BEAT – Emmy Award winning writer, director, and composer William Electric Black, aka Ian Ellis James, has assembled 13 actors and musicians to perform the actual Romeo & Juliet Shakespearian text with pop, soul, blues, gospel, hip hop, and rock songs written by William ...

STEALING MONA LISA Company to Honor Anniversary of Return of Mona Lisa After Theft Photo
STEALING MONA LISA Company to Honor Anniversary of Return of Mona Lisa After Theft


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 30, 2022

The Mona Lisa disappeared from the Louvre in 1911, stolen in broad daylight, only to be recovered in Italy and returned to Paris on Dec. 31, 1913. Members of the cast and behind-the-scene team of Stealing Mona Lisa are uniting at Theater for the New City with a cake to celebrate the painting’s recov...

Past Shows

The Dybbuk
 12/9


"The Dybbuk" is arguably the most well-known play in the Yiddish theater lexicon. It was premiered on DECEMBER 9, 1920 by the Vilna Troupe at ...

Open 'Tho Shut
 11/21


Inspired by its success November 14 of 'Open 'Tho Shut,' an afternoon of 'walk-by theater' staged in its set shop and visible from East Tenth ...

Open 'Tho Shut
 11/14


On Saturday, NOVEMBER 14 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, Theater for the New City (TNC), 155 First Ave., will inaugurate "Open 'Tho Shut," a ...

Title TBA
 11/10 - 12/4/2011

A Song for Second Avenue
 11/10 - 11/27/2011

Village Halloween Costume Ball
 10/31


Theater for the New City's Village Halloween Costume Ball, a revered Village tradition that frequently welcomes over 1,200 revelers, will be presented virtually this year ...

The Boxer's Son
 10/13 - 10/23/2011

The Capitalist Ventriloquist
 10/6 - 10/23/2011

Too Much, Too Soon
 9/29 - 10/9/2011

Woody Guthrie Dreams
 9/8 - 10/1/2011

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OFF-BROADWAY SHOWS
Local Singles in Off-Broadway Local Singles
The Players Theatre (1/9 - 2/9)
PHOTOS
LA GRINGA in Off-Broadway LA GRINGA
Repertorio (2/8 - 12/31)
EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS in Off-Broadway EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS
Repertorio (1/7 - 12/31)
LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA in Off-Broadway LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA
Repertorio (11/15 - 12/31)
La Breve y Maravillosa Vida de Oscar Wao in Off-Broadway La Breve y Maravillosa Vida de Oscar Wao
Repertorio (10/15 - 12/31)
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library in Off-Broadway Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
WP Theater (12/10 - 1/12)
LA LLAMADA in Off-Broadway LA LLAMADA
Repertorio Español (5/9 - 12/31)
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