Theater for the New City – Nurturing established and emerging playwrights

Now Playing

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

Updates & News

TNC's Dreamup Festival 2026, returns!

TNC's Annual Street Theater Summer Tour 2026, Returns!

TNC'S 31st LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 2026

TNC Gallery - A Quilt Exhibition

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.