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AUG 1 - SEP 13, Saturday and Sundays @ 2 PM; Friday Performance in Coney Island @ 5:00 PM
TNC Street Theater Summer Tour – THE ROOT OF IT ALL, A DENTIST’S TALE (2026)
Coming Soon
AUG 23 - SEP 13 2026
Dream Up Festival 2026
Monday August 24th, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Dream Up Festival, Special Engagement Reading: Pleasant Dreams
Saturday September 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Dream Up Festival, Special Engagement Reading: The Unforgiving Apology
Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Dream Up Festival, Special Engagement Reading: A DREAM BEYOND THIS PAIN
Updates & News
Theater for the New City Presents- Takin’ it to the Streets: an Archival Exhibit of its 55 years of Street Theater History
LEARN MORETNC's Dreamup Festival 2026, returns!
LEARN MORETNC's Annual Street Theater Summer Tour 2026, Returns!
LEARN MORETNC'S 31st LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 2026
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