Mission

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY FOUNDATION, INC. PRODUCES AND PERFORMS NEW WORKS, MOSTLY BY AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS. THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A FOUR THEATER FACILITY, IT SERVES AS A COMMUNITY-BASED CULTURAL CENTER FOR THE EAST VILLAGE, LOWER EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN, PROVIDING EXTENSIVE OUTREACH PROGRAMS AS WELL AS EXPERIMENTAL THEATER PERFORMANCES FOR THE THEATER-GOING PUBLIC. THE THEATER ALSO COMMISSIONS NEW WORKS FROM AMERICAS ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS AND OFFERS A TRAINING PROGRAM WITH AN EXTENSIVE WORKSHOP SERIES FOR PERFORMERS IN STREET THEATER AS WELL AS A PLAYWRIGHT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INVOLVING WORKSHOPS AND PRODUCTION.