Theater for the New City

Founded in 1970 by Crystal Field, and located in New York's East Village, Theater for the New City is a one-of-a-kind cultural hub that has garnered a national reputation for its commitment to supporting established and emerging playwrights who experiment with new forms, and for presenting other experimental and developmental theater makers through an active program of community art services and festivals.

Productions (197)

Unreviewed
Ends Apr 21
NYC: East Village

In Rubber, the rubber room is closing, and Phil from the teacher’s union has arrived.

59
Middling
4 Reviews
Ends Apr 21
NYC: East Village

Toxic beauty ideals haunt teenage girls in a haunting original musical set in a gas station.

Unreviewed
Ends Apr 21
NYC: East Village

Experience Barbra's raw journey of gender transition in the compelling one-woman show

80
Great
1 Review
Opens Apr 20
NYC: East Village

The death of a teenage boy 20 years ago is center in this domestic drama of loss and suspicion.

Score it Buy from $15
Unreviewed
Opens Apr 25
NYC: East Village

At eternity's edge, they confront the unknown, questioning identity, past, and lost futures.

Score it Buy from $18
Unreviewed
Opens Apr 27
NYC: East Village

A poignant tale of Navajo women bonding over frybread, unveiling buried family secrets.

Score it Buy from $18
Unreviewed
Starts May 02
NYC: East Village

Gramps keeps his rule intact. How far will mankind go to shed fear and embrace the primal?

Score it Buy from $18
Unreviewed
Opens May 09
NYC: East Village

A screenwriter's comical quest to resurrect the dead leads to chaos and introspection.

75
Good
2 Reviews
Closed
NYC: East Village

Love confronts trauma in a risky journey toward healing.

76
Good
2 Reviews
Closed
NYC: East Village

English theater and vibrant Indian dance drama, exploring the inner life of Egypt's ruler.

92
Must See!
9 Reviews
Closed
NYC: East Village

Turbulent theater dynamics explore ambition's cost and stage-screen tensions.

78
Good
10 Reviews
Closed
NYC: East Village

Anne Marilyn Lucas' new comedy exploring the ups & downs of marriage.

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