Coming back with it’s 13th season!
From August 24 to September 14, 2025, Theater for the New City (TNC), under the direction of Crystal Field, will resume its 13th Dream Up Festival, a feast of adventurous theater. The annual event is an ultimate new works festival, dedicated to the joy of discovering new authors and edgy, innovative performances.
The Festival is helmed by the theater’s Literary Manager, Michael Scott-Price. This year it offers 22 plays. Audiences will savor the excitement, awe, passion, challenge and intrigue of new plays from around the country.