This place is the best kept off-off-Broadway secret. Not one but FOUR theater spaces. Plenty of materials, tools, lights, ladders, and an attentive staff. Highly recommended for all performers!

I went to see the Christmas Carol play with my family. We really enjoyed ourselves the actors are great. Definitely will come to see more plays here again. This is a great place to come by yourself or with a crew. Show was for all ages. Theatre is located in the Lower East side surrounded by restaurants and small shops. Easy to get to by train bus or car. Street parking is limited.

TNC is rich with artistic minds which comes as a community. Great shows and people to work with. Love to see them showcasing home grown talents/artist. Needs more organizing but over all its a great place to find!

Fantastic!! The production of The Black Whites was one of the best plays Ive ever seen!! Must see theatre Theatre For the New City is an incredibly awesome theatre

Excellent venue for the community.

Great art Show here. Many events each week.

Great place to host activities even non theater related.

A great little playhouse. We saw Abdication there last night. I would reccomend heading to Theatre for the New City before Saturdays last show of Abdication. Funny, entertaining show with amazing acting. Really enjoyed.

I love this space and performed here a few times myself.

I saw a play there months ago called Subway Shooting or something like that and it was unforgettable. A truly amazing performance by the entire cast. It was musical and animated. The writer, whose name I cant recall, must have a truly incredible imagination.

Such a lovely, lovely hospitable life--we love love love it! Politics, sure--absolutely on what we here in Downtown NYC see as the open-armed, loving, welcoming-to-all way that has allowed us as a family (mixed, immigrant, questions of orientation, etc) to feel like we belong and are happily accepted and wanted in our community, our every day life---awesome to have neighbors like these!!!

In the East Villlage. Not very fancy, but go for the productions. This space is a neighborhood treasure. Inexpensive.

It is the Lincoln Center of the Lower East Side. Amazing theater and community space.

Just went here to see a poem and I loved it

Off off Broadway outs what this is classified as. Its a hit or miss with some shows but 95% good value for the money. Saw William Electric Blacks 5 plays on gun violence. Amazing. Crystal Fields is the reason you support this place. Great artistic director.

Love the vibe this place gives! Great intimate place to see a play.

Theatre for the New City is the last vestige of downtown, East Village theater. A marvelous venue with four theaters and a continuous stream of theater and performance. Still true to the essence of the performance arts.

Hugh place. Art shows dance and thearter

It was an incredible experience when I went their every Wednesday afternoon to evening to practice acting, dancing, and performing in front of a wide audience

Theater has four places to ay show, and alot of first time showing, new and interesting show.

The theater itself is not cozy... No proper theater atmosphere. But the quality of the plays is good and it is not so crowded. Quite many places to go out afterwards.

New plays , innovative, cheap because its a pretext b 4 it goes to Broadway

I was there for an art exhibit. Some great local artist and conceptual the art was over the top. Would definately recommend a visit!!

Saw some shows there, during the Del Close (improv) Festival, in June. Its a really cool venue. Unfortunately cool only refers to the ambience. Not the internal temperature. There was NO air conditioning...and the temperatures outside were in the low nineties. We saw shows in two of their four Black Box theatre spaces. It felt like we were in a terrarium! It was hot, humid, and no air moved. We were sweating profusely...and we were just sitting and watching. I cant imagine how awful it must have been for the actors. If they rectify the climate control issues, well likely go back.

First visit. Group of six attended a play here. Intimate space but good venue for live stage performances. Good acoustics. Management accommodated overflow audience by placing additional chairs.

Verry old dilapidated furniture but funny well done plays/shows low cost in a fun neiborhood.

Nice place I saw their last production sandcastles it was great first time there I will go back holds about 65 people my daughter was the stage manager

Always a great experience !!! I cant believe I havent been there in a decade .

Lived in the LES my whole life and never been. Love all the artwork on the wall.

Had a great time seeing the play Josh: The Black Babe Ruth. The performance was excellent in a very intimate theatre. Tickets were only $18. Time well spent.

Show was cute, theater comfortable.

TNC is accommodating in its functionality.

Interesting little performance space. There are a few different theatre spaces in the building of varying sizes. The seats are decent quality, though in the smaller black-box-ish space I dont think I could sit for more than an hour.Bathrooms are limited, so prepare for a wait. It is low staffed, so sometimes there arent paper towels stocked.I used this space as part of a festival, so most of the problems I had were with that staff of that rather than the actual building. All the building people seem cheery enough.

Classic, Community-Oriented Off-Off Broadway theater. Low-budget, but high talent productions and casts. Multiple small theaters afford an intimate dramatic experience, and you can bring your drinks to your seats.

Beautiful space. great work preformed here.

Great old style theater in the Lower East Side. 4 theatres with plays and performance pieces always showing. Prices are super reasonable.

This famous off-Broadway house showcases emerging playwrights and brings the arts to everyone. It has launched some of the greatest talents in NY. Tickets are so affordable in this friendly and intimate venue in the Village. This is my go-to place for new plays.

Great Talent Here.

Fantastic people. Great Atmosphere. A true NYC gem . Worth your time. Great entertainment and theater .

LOVED THIS THEATER!!!GRACIOUS STAFF, WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE ,SUPER CLEAN.NO PICTURES OR VIDEO AS IS THE NORM FOR THEATER BUT I WISH I COULD HAVE TAKEN A SHOT OF THE FULL CAST AT THE END IN ALL THE SHINY DRESSES AND SUCH.THE THEATER IS VERY WELCOMING OF ALL PEOPLE AND IS TRYING TO RAISE A FUND FOR A HANDICAPPED ELEVATOR.CANT WAIR TIL THEY RAISE THE FUNDS SO MY BROTHER MAY ATTEND A SHOW THERE WITH HIS WALKER.GOD BLESS THEIR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED.KUDOS TO THEM.

I love this place wonderful shows and people are great

Kinda ratty but actors need a place to start...

Small theater but fill of talent,support and personality

So many plays. Love the Halloween Ball. I go every year. So much creativity here.

Important and timely off off broadway plays for a reasonable price.

Special theater experiance. Would recommend seeing shows.

The free show in the street was really enjoyable and the actors and actresses looked to really enjoy what they were doing making the experience even more enjoyable

Weird off the cuff i had a great time.

I was here for the poetry and performance of the Lower East Side Festival. Loved it, especially loved the poetry reading by my bf Mitch Corber. Friday, June 1, 2018, we came to see Cyberbabies which is in pre-production. We were not disappointed. I saw The Book of Mormon and this is highly comparable. Its that good.

The Confession of Lily Dare, a comic gem, by the one-and-only Charles Busch, accompanied by his inspired troop of actors.

Lovely local theatre

Great location. Seats are cramped with NO leg room. Also quite hot inside!

Its n amazing place. My brothers go there an thy love it. There shows are amazing and you should definitely drop by.

An off Broadway venue with accounting local and original playwrights. Popular Admission for all shows.

Small cozy theater in Soho. Pretty good shows for a good prices.

Very hot!! Other than that its a great place

Great theater space with multiple stages and really cool shows going on all the time. My favorite part was being downstairs by the bathroom and finding a wardrobe where I became the king of a fantasy land for 20 years!

A real village place. Old school democratic and open place. Not your shinny modern NYC style... Not all is good but all is interesting

Good indoor performance space. Conveniently located near many good city restaurants.

Great down town theater, a pillar for the community

This is a cool little venue. I watched The Blind Truth - a biographical two-man show. Musician Vinny St. Martin tells about growing up in NYC, going blind at an early age and discovering the world, people and music around him in a new way. It was funny and sad. He talked and sang. I sat a few feet away from him and was totally enhanced through the whole performance.

A great theater dedicated to bringing the best programs possible to the community.

Great place to visit especially now

Incredible, essential New York City.

Nice performance of Amaterasu

I saw a 10 minute play, written by Victor Vauban Jr. And it was mesmerizing.

Was so nice, a lot of fun, nice music, dance

What an impressive space! I hope to attend a theatre here sometime. I was at TNC for an art opening.

GrassRootsy type space, Very grateful for places like thisss! The performance by the Thunder-Bird American Indian Dancers was phenomenal!!!

I absolutely love this place. Some of the best years of my life were spent here from the ages of 10-16 as a part of their amazing street theater group where we performed live shows every weekend throughout all of NYC especially some of the poorer regions of the city. Crystal Feild and the late George Bartenieff started and ran an incredible space. Always aiming to help kids like myself from rough parts of Brooklyn and all over NY find something they could believe in. This place shaped my life and I am glad it still continues to thrive. Please support it in any way you can. I love TNC!

We enjoyed the performance at this very small and intimate theater.

Besides off beat shows, art work and street theater TNC is the only place to be for Halloween. The best party ever!

It is a great, eclectic,professional, not for profit space with a good cross section of fine art and entertainment. Reception tomorrow night for 35 person show of paintings,hand painted, sculptures,photos,mixed media, etc.

Wonderful theater and performances love there Halloween parties

Interesting set up. Nice off off off off Broadway spot

Neighborhood institution. i think i saw the san fransisco mime troup here many years ago. affordable and always worth a look.

Great theatre space

Small and cosy off-broadway theatre..kinda feels like youre in a dungeon, so I wouldnt watch a romcom here

Great theater and performances!!

Wonderful community and always something exciting happening.

Very entertaining and original works of art

My creative home...

️ I love this place

It hippy theater at its best.

New plays, acts that you dont see anywhere else, music.

Great place

Weird experimental shows

Go content in their season.

Live 4 theater multiplex beneath condos in a Laguardia indoor market building, with full scale costume and prop room

Did a play here

Longtime downtown hub for performing arts, containing several different theaters.

A bit disorganized.

Great local theater!

Awesome indie shows.

Long time New York City theatre for the people around.

Wonderful space

Great shows.

Cozy place

Cool space

Plays new stuff