THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

THE DECAY OF A ROSE

April 9, 2026 – April 26, 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM

Tickets – $20, Students & Seniors $15
Run time: 70 minutes
CINO THEATER

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Written and directed by the award-winning playwright Victor Vauban Júnior, this theatrical production is premiering at the Theater for the New City on April 9th. The production explores crucial moments in lives of Graham and Leah, a biracial couple in love who contend with discrimination and the repercussions often encountered by interracial couples in similar circumstances. Additionally, the play addresses significant issues including mental health, police violence against Black men, racism, societal conditioning, and the complexities inherent in interracial relationships.

Dr. Martin Luther King once stated, “When a society denies me the right to marry someone, it denies a part of my freedom.” Love is a potent emotion capable of healing and transforming. Graham and Leah, a biracial couple in love, are facing a challenging separation. To what extent can love overcome the divide between life and death? Come and see how love can bridge the gap between life and death in this captivating new play by Victor Vauban Júnior. Don’t miss your chance to experience this limited engagement—it’s an event you won’t want to miss.

CAST
Dimitri C. Dewes Jr.
Donata O’Neill

PRODUCTION
Playwright/Director: Victor Vauban Júnior
Costume Designer: Everett Clark
Set Design: Victor Vauban Júnior
Set Design execution: Lytza Colón and Team
Set Supervision: Victor Vauban Júnior
Light Design: Alexander Bartenieff, Victor Vauban Júnior
Light and Sound: Victor Vauban Júnior
Voiceovers: Mary Tierney, Juanita Tyndall, Frank Craven, Larry Fleischman, Daniel Lugo, Lola Lukas

Victor Vauban Júnior (Playwright-Director)
August Wilson, Tennessee Williams, and Lorraine Hansberry are just some of the sources of inspiration for this playwright, who is always seeking ways to bring new energy and innovation to his work. He enjoys sharing his passion for the arts with his students, and others in the community.

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

FESTIVAL OF INDIA

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm & 9:00 pm
Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 pm & 4:00pm

Tickets – $25
COMMUNITY SPACE

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Festival of India Dance Workshop
Saturday, April 4, 8:00pm

Amulya Pilla, a Kuchipudi dancer with more than two decades of experience is a dedicated disciple of Smt. Padma Sonti and Smt. Bala Tripura Sundari.
Amulya has played lead roles in several dance-drama productions, has taught and choreographed traditional and fusion pieces, and is an ardent believer that passing sacred art forms to future generations requires deep respect to its origins and intentional evolutions to its details.
Amulya is also a singer-songwriter, educator, and event planner.

Holi – Indian Spring Festival
Saturday, April 5, 9:00pm

Join us in welcoming the Spring and celebrate Holi – the Indian Festival of colors.

Time to clap your hands and tap your feet to some joyous traditional songs in six different Indian Languages with our amazing artists.

Abhinav Acharya has studied Tabla for the last nine years under the tutelage of Shri Prabhakar Betrebet. He has performed with the Archana Joglekar Institute and artists like Naveen Kumar and Pt. Supratik Sengupta.

Srikar has studied Harmonium with Guru Hemant Kulkarni for over ten years and has performed solo pieces at numerous competitions. He has also accompanied Singers,Tabla Players and Kathak Dancers. He served as Music Chair of the University of Michigan’s Indian Classical Music and Dance Organization.

Saraswati and Natraj Arts Festival
Sunday, April 5, 3:00pm

Come join us for an afternoon of amazing performances by our rising stars.

Enjoy a wide array of Indian Classical Arts and Indian Folk Arts from various parts of India.

The event begins with a Saraswati Vandana in Raag Bhairavi by singer Oviya Gandhi and tabla player Argha Dev Paul followed by Classical Dance performances by students of Guru Liza Joseph’s Natyamudra Dance School and Folk Dance performances by students of Guru Sonal Jhaveri’s Khushi Dance School.

Oviya Gandhi is a 9th grader with a passion for Hindustani vocal classical music who has completed the Madhyama Pratham level through the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal. She trains under Guru Smt. Anjali Nandedkar of Swaranjali Music Institution. Oviya regularly participates in community events. She is also plays the flute for her school’s marching band. She has performed with her band at a University of Pennsylvania football game.

Argha Dev Paul’s passion for tabla started at the age of 3years and he began his training at the age of 7 under Guru Uchhal Banerjee. He has performed at at Columbia University as part of Dhwani Academy and performed solo at Mandra Saptak’s August Baithak. He is also a member of Dinesh Band at Sri Chinmoy Center. Argha has accompanied musical artists Sarod player, Puspen Dey.

Kiara Mahindru is an 8th grader who has been training in Bharatanatyam under Guru Liza Joseph at Natyamudra School of Dance since the age of 7 years. Apart from being a member of the National Junior Honor Society, Kiara is also a member of her school’s Drama Club through crocheting and sewing, crafting with the same patience and precision that defines everything she does.

Kavya Mahindru has been training with Guu Liza Joseph’s Natyamudra School of Dance since the age of 3 years and has performed at various cultural events . A Junior Kavya also competes in both Cross Country and Track and serves as Co-founder/Co-president of the school’s Psychology Club. A member of the National Honor Society and National English Honor Society, she enjoys writing poetry, listening to music.

Anvi Iyer is a 3rd grader at Ardsley Elementary School  who has been studying Bharatanatyam with Guru Liza Joseph at Natyamudra School of dance.

Dahlia, a 3rd grader has been training with Guru Liza Joseph’s Natyamudra School of Dance. She expresses her creativity through singing, sketching and enjoys skating and swimming.

Festival of India Sitar Workshop
Sunday, April 5, 4:00pm

Come and join us for a spectacular Sitar performance by a rising young artist Om Guha and Tabla Player Abhinav Acharya.
Om has studied Sitar for the last ten years under the tutelage of Pandit Supratik Sengupta Ji and Pandit Indrajit Banerjee Ji and has incorporated his Sitar into Music Therapy Research at local Medical Hospitals. He has performed Sitar at various venues in New York and New Jersey.

Abhinav Acharya has studied Tabla for the last nine years under the tutelage of Shri Prabhakar Betrebet. He has performed with the Archana Joglekar Institute and artists like Naveen Kumar and Pt. Supratik Sengupta.

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

Bike Shop: The Musical

With the right tools, you can fix anything.

April 30, 2026 – May 17, 2026
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM

Tickets – $20, Students & Seniors $15
Run time: 90 minutes
CINO THEATER

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Set against the pulse of downtown Manhattan’s bike messenger era, the musical follows Bobby, a female bike messenger and fearless rider who suffers a life changing trauma. Twenty years later she is still unable to get back on her bike. She fixes and restores other peoples bikes as penance, all while turning away from her own bike still mounted on the wall.

CAST
*Elizabeth Barkan
*Amy Stiller
*David Edwards
*Joe Symon
*Jeff Kerr McGivney

PRODUCTION
Director – Gretchen Cryer
Musical Director – Timothy Splain

Book by Elizabeth Barkan and Caroline Murphy
Music composed by YounYoung Park
Lyrics by Caroline Murphy
Additional Music by Gerry Dieffenbach & Elizabeth Barkan

Theater for the New City

Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

The Live Poets Society

A poetry reading series

Curated by Lissa Moira

Thursday, April 2, 2026
7 PM – 10 PM
Tickets: $5

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Please join us for some Poetry and artistic conviviality.

 

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

Flo

April 9, 2026 – April 26, 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM

Tickets – $20, Students & Seniors $15
Run time: 100 minutes, No intermission
COMMUNITY SPACE

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Flo Weinberg is tired of her life on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She makes a bargain with her old friend, Max, which sends her on adventures through time and space. But when the time comes to pay up, Flo has other ideas.

CAST
Max: John Cencio Burgos
Old Flo: Rachel Spaulding
Young Flo: Mikayla Petrilla
Vera / Ensemble: Juli Harkins
Daniela / Ensemble: Jenny Taher
Sam / Ensemble : Anthony Cedeno
Old Cleric / Ensemble : Darrel Blackburn
President / Ensemble : JC Augustin

PRODUCTION
Composer: Peter Dizozza
Choreographer: Tatyana Kot
Set Design: Mark Marcante & Lytza Colon
Lighting Design: Bruce A! Kraemer
Projections Design: Roy Chang
Costume Design: Billy Little
Props Designer: Max Kilsheimer
Sound Design: Alison Nolan & Joy Linscheid
Stage Manager: Dana Vincent – Robbins
Casting Director: Robin Carus CSA
PR: Jonathan Slaff

Theater for the New City

Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

TNC’s New City, New Blood Reading Series:

Barbara Major

A new play written and directed by Sarah Germain Lilly

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
CINO THEATER

FREE

$5 Suggested Donation

For Reservations, email to tncdreamup@gmail.com

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th & 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Barbara Major is inspired by George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara and the true story of a small town businessman from Maine who developed and manufactures the Bushmaster assault rifle.  Shaw’s play addresses capitalism, its dependence on war, and the moral underpinnings of society through a family conflict between an international arms industrialist and his daughter who is a Salvation Army Major. Barbara Major addresses the crisis of gun violence in America through the conflict between an American gun manufacturer and his daughter, a community violence interrupter. Michael Shaft, a wealthy US gunmaker, wishes to secure his legacy and transfer his business concern to an heir who will follow the path he has forged. His daughter Barbara wants nothing more than peace in American cities, guns off the streets and a country where children are safe in their schools and neighborhoods.

CAST
Susan Blacksmith – Callie Cox
Michael Shaft – Paul Jacob
Barbara Major – Nia Weeks
Rad Robinson – Mink Chung
Lady Major – Nia Woods
Daniel/Asa/ Be tha Heat – Eddie Moore
Lily/ Judy Barnes – Callie Cox
Randall Jenkins – Dan Kelley
Sergeant Dupree – Sean Robertson

Bio
Sarah Germain Lilly is a passionate theater artist and activist who developed her career starting in the 1980’s at Theater for the New City. As an Off-off Broadway producer and New York City teacher, Sarah has directed Enough Plays to End Gun Violence from 2022 to present.  She was recently honored with other Director Producers at the 2025  Love N Courage Gala for Theater for the New City. Sarah is a Brooklyn Arts Council Grant recipient for her program Singing Social Justice and recently produced and directed an excerpt from Barbara Major, her first play, at Flatbush Community Theater. She is an ally with Gays Against Guns and produces a podcast called Radio GAG: The Gays Against Guns Show.

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

Corned Beef (and Other Arguments)

April 23, 2026 – May 10, 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM

Tickets – $20, Students & Seniors $15
Run time: 90 minutes
CABARET THEATER

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

A duo comedy about an Irish immigrant and a Jewish immigrant journeying to the New World where they find themselves unexpected co-owners of the same Corned Beef delicatessen. They must learn to work together to capture the American dream and save themselves from a fiery inferno.

CAST
Robyn Kimmel
Brian Martin

PRODUCTION
Director: Sofia Pastena
Stage Manager: Sofia Pastena
Set Design: Olivia Taylor
Lighting Designer and Board Operator: Zoe Tevyaw
Press/Social Media: Bobbie Armstrong

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

BEGUILED

March 12, 2026 – March 29, 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM

Tickets – $20, Students & Seniors $15
Run time: 90 minutes, No intermission
CABARET THEATER

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Treachery… Love… Deceit… Betrayal… Beguiled…
Lena Monroe, a young New York actress, living in her own apartment; loves and trusts Price, her live in boyfriend who betrays her with an older woman and their mutual friend.
Lena puts Price out of her apartment, only to be swindled out of her apartment by her Theatrical Manager, Voltaire R. Smith; to his chagrin when MamaDear, the Spirit of Lena’s deceased Mother comes to her rescue.

CAST
Jessica Roberts
Maurio Brown
Tristian Brown
Christian Neal
Lola Lukas
Lindsey Willson

PRODUCTION
Stage Manager: Lola Lukas
Assistant SM/Props: Tristian Brown
Set Design: Lola Lukas & WillieAnn Gissendanner
Costume Stylist: Sandra McKinney
Lighting Designer: Andrew LaPointe
Light Board Programming: Matthew Seepersad
Light Board Operator: Lola Lukas
Media Design: Maurio Brown
Press/Social Media: Claude Solnik

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

A Rome Neal Banana Puddin’ Jazz Production

Salutes

Leonieke

& The Midnight Special Quartet
Live at Theater for the New City

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $20 General Admission

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Special Treat: Complimentary Banana Puddin’ for all attendees 🍌

Acclaimed Hammond organist Leonieke leads The Midnight Special Quartet in an electrifying performance celebrating the tradition and future of organ jazz.

The quartet features:
Leonieke – Hammond organ
Nick Scheuble – drums
Eric Person – saxophone
Bill DeVos – guitar

About Leonieke
Hammond organist Leonieke (pronounced lay-o-nee-ka) is one of the most exciting young voices in contemporary jazz.

Her musical journey began remarkably early. When legendary jazz organist Dr. Lonnie Smith saw a video of Leonieke playing piano, he remarked, “You’ve been here before!” Learning of her interest in the organ, Smith sent her a Hammond organ as a gift. Leonieke was just 10 years old.

By age 11, she had already:

Won an International Women in Jazz Award
Performed a one-hour feature on WBGO
Recorded with legendary engineer Rudy Van Gelder
Played alongside Miles Davis drummer Jimmy Cobb

Leonieke went on to win additional honors including a second International Women in Jazz Award, the New Jersey Governor’s Award, and the Hot House Fan Decision Award for Best Up and Coming Young Artist. She is also a TEDx speaker and guest lecturer in music.

In 2022, Leonieke signed an agreement with Hammond/Suzuki, becoming an official Hammond Artist—a distinction awarded to only a select group of musicians worldwide.

From April to June 2025, Leonieke led her band “Leonieke & the New York Groove” representing the United States at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan (EXPO 2025).

She continues to perform extensively throughout New York and beyond as both a bandleader and sideman, and leads a trio with legendary bassist Bill Crow titled “The 3 Generations of Jazz Trio,” recently featured in the documentary Bill Crow: Jazz Journeyman.

About the Artists
Bill DeVos – Guitar
Acclaimed guitarist Bill (Bob) DeVos is widely respected for his sophisticated bebop style and blues-infused melodic lines. With more than 50 years of performance experience, DeVos has recorded and performed with organ-jazz legends including Trudy Pitts, Richard “Groove” Holmes, Sonny Stitt, Jimmy McGriff, Hank Crawford, and Charles Earland.

He has also worked with an extraordinary roster of jazz greats including Pepper Adams, Joey DeFrancesco, Billy Hart, Stanley Turrentine, Pat Martino, and Etta Jones. As a leader, his recordings for HighNote/Savant Records have received critical acclaim and strong national jazz radio airplay.

DeVos continues to perform internationally and has appeared at renowned venues including The Blue Note, Birdland, SMOKE, The Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian, and major jazz festivals worldwide.

Eric Person – Saxophone
Renowned saxophonist Eric Person has built a distinguished career performing and recording with legendary musicians including Dave Holland, McCoy Tyner, Chico Hamilton, John Hicks, and Houston Person.

A versatile artist, Person has also collaborated with boundary-pushing musicians such as Vernon Reid, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Will Calhoun, and Ben Harper. He leads several ensembles including the Eric Person Quartet, Trio-kinesis, Eric Person Big Band, and Person2Person.

Person is also a prolific composer with eleven albums as a bandleader, including his 2022 release Blue Vision.

Nick Scheuble – Drums
Drummer and percussionist Nick Scheuble has established a reputation as both a first-rate jazz drummer and accomplished Latin percussionist. His extensive career includes performances and recordings with an impressive list of artists across multiple genres, as well as collaborations with respected specialists in early New Orleans jazz.

Scheuble cites Max Roach, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, and Tony Williams among his primary drumming influences. A trained pianist as well, he also draws inspiration from artists such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, and Billie Holiday. These influences shape a musical approach that is both compositional and melodic, grounded in the rhythmic and conceptual traditions of bebop and post-bop.

Following his graduation in 1991, Scheuble launched a distinguished career as both a sideman and bandleader. Over the years he has performed and recorded with an impressive roster of artists including Wynton Marsalis, Ray Barretto, Dave Valentin, Chico Mendoza, David Berger, Peter Bernstein, Jim Rotondi, Bill Crow, Vince Giordano, Mike LeDonne, Hilton Ruiz, Jeanie Bryson, Tim Ries, Jimmy Bosch, Wycliffe Gordon, Don Braden, and Eric Alexander.

Scheuble has been recorded by legendary engineer Rudy Van Gelder and has performed at renowned venues including Birdland, Minton’s Playhouse, the Stanley Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center, The Village Gate, The Kitano, Café de Muze (Belgium), Aaron Davis Hall, Walter Reade Theatre, Mechanics Hall, and many other notable venues across North America, Europe, and Central Asia.

About Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz
Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz, produced by acclaimed director, actor, and vocalist Rome Neal, is celebrating 23 years as one of New York City’s most beloved jazz series.

An award-winning and long-running cultural event, Banana Puddin’ Jazz blends live music, community spirit, and audience interaction while honoring the rich legacy of Black theatre and jazz. Each show concludes with an open mic session, a Banana Puddin’ Jazz poem, and a serving of Rome Neal’s famous complimentary banana pudding for the audience.

Originally launched at the historic Nuyorican Poets Cafe in 2003, the series has become a cherished monthly gathering featuring world-renowned musicians, vocalists, poets, and special guests.

The program also presents the prestigious Rome Neal Shekere Award, which has honored numerous influential artists and cultural leaders—many of whom are now remembered as beloved ancestors of the jazz and arts community.

Through its unique blend of performance, storytelling, and hospitality, Banana Puddin’ Jazz continues to celebrate the living legacy of jazz while bringing artists and audiences together in a joyful, communal experience.

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

Henrik Ibsen’s Doll House

As told by August Strindberg and adapted by Robert Greer

March 26, 2026 – April 5, 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM

Tickets – $20, Students & Seniors $15
Run time: 2 hours, plus intermission
CINO THEATER

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Robert Greer, Artistic Director of August Strindberg Rep, has always longed to re-write and stage Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” into a version that Strindberg would have approved of. That is the genesis for his new adaptation, “Henrik Ibsen’s Doll House as told by August Strindberg and adapted by Robert Greer.” Theater for the New City, where Strindberg Rep is a resident company, will present this daring new proposition March 26 to April 5.

In Ibsen’s 1879 drama, Nora Helmer, a devoted mother and wife of a bank manager, has secretly borrowed money to save the life of her husband, Torvald, by forging the signature of her dying father on a loan guarantee. When the lender, a man named Krogstad, threatens exposure, Nora confronts the fragility of her marriage and Torvald’s patronizing attitudes toward her. As Torvald reacts with anger, sanctimony and self-interest, Nora realizes she has been treated like a “doll” her whole life. Determined to understand herself and the world independently, she makes the shocking choice to leave her husband and children, walking out in search of autonomy.

“A Doll House” was the first of Ibsen’s plays to create a sensation and is now perhaps his most famous play. It was highly controversial when first published, as it is sharply critical of 19th Century marriage norms. The piece follows the formula of well-made play up until the final act, when it breaks convention.  Instead of a standard dramatic collapse and restoration, the play ends with a serious philosophical discussion between Nora and Torvald about marriage, identity, and freedom. Rather than resolving the marriage or restoring order, Nora walks out. This is one of the reasons the ending was so shocking in 1879: audiences were denied emotional closure and forced to sit with the implications.  It is often called the first true feminist play, although Ibsen denied this.

The play’s exact title has always been in dispute. The original Norwegian and Danish manuscripts didn’t have the possessive word “Doll’s” in their titles. But Ibsen’s first and most popular translator, William Archer, added the apostrophe. This diluted the meaning of the title, whose intention was to say that Nora was like a toy doll living in the house that was bought for her by her husband.

Strindberg issued a withering critique of “A Doll’s House” in his preface to “Getting Married” (Swedish title “Giftas,” 1884), a collection of short stories on various topics. At the time, Strindberg was fully committed to naturalism and devoted to literature as a form of social autopsy: illuminating social forces and scientific truths. He accused his Norwegian idol of sentimentality and moral simplification and objected to the play as essentially formulaic, since its heroine achieved moral clarity. Furthermore, her final act, “the door slam heard round the world,” was theatrically powerful but intellectually insufficient. It all was too clean, too symbolic and too reformist.

Robert Greer has built a new adaptation of Ibsen’s masterpiece by building upon the translation by R. Farquarson Sharp, who was Keeper of Printed Books at British Museum from 1924 to 1929. Greer says, “Nobody could improve Sharp’s translation.” The overall tone of Greer’s adaptation comes from it, but about a quarter of the text is from Greer listening to it and thinking “That’s not right.” He says, “Strindberg was whispering in my ear.”

The goal of the production is to accept Strindberg’s criticisms and to make key adjustments that fulfill Strindberg’s arguments in the introduction to “Getting Married,” his volume of short stories, in which he:

·     Attacks the institution of marriage as a social and economic arrangement rather than a sacred or romantic bond.
·     Frames marriage as a legal contract shaped by property, religion, and gender inequality, rather than mutual love.
·     Criticizes bourgeois morality, arguing that it enforces hypocrisy, especially regarding sexuality.
·     Suggests that women are both oppressed and complicit in maintaining conventional structures.
·     Defends literature’s role as a tool of social analysis, not moral instruction.
·     Positions himself as a naturalist writer, influenced by scientific thinking and social realism.
·     Rejects sentimental idealization in favor of exposing uncomfortable truths.

CAST
Charles Everrett – Torvald Helmer
Natalie Menna – as  his wife, Nora
Jane Cortney  – as Mrs. Linde, Nora’s childhood friend
Chris Hahn – as Doctor Rank, a close, trusted friend of the Helmers
Tom Paul Ryan  – as Krogstad

PRODUCTION
Lighting design is by Alexander Bartenieff
Costume design is by Billy Little

Robert Greer (translator/director) is Artistic Director of August Strindberg Rep, which is a resident company of TNC. He has staged 18 Strindberg plays with the company to-date as well as English-language premières of contemporary Scandinavian playwrights, including Denmark’s Stig Dalager; Sweden’s Kristina Lugn, Marianne Goldman, Helena Sigander, Cecilia Sidenbladh, Hans Hederberg, Oravsky and Larsen, and Margareta Garpe; and Norway’s Edvard Rønning. He has also directed classics by Henrik Ibsen, Victoria Benedictsson, Laura Kieler, Anne Charlotte Leffler, and Amalie Skram. His productions have been presented at the Strindberg Museum and Strindberg Festival, Stockholm; Edinburgh and NY Fringe Festivals; Barnard College, Columbia University, Rutgers, and UCLA; Miranda, Pulse and Theater Row Theaters, La MaMa, Manhattan Theatre Source, Tribeca Lab, Synchronicity, TSI, and BargeMusic in NY; and The Duplex in LA. He has directed plays by Mario Fratti, Sartre and Corneille here in New York. He is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Actors’ Equity Association and Swedish Translators in North America.

August Strindberg Repertory Theatre, under the direction of Robert Greer, is committed to productions of Nordic plays in new translations and interpretations that illuminate the works for today’s American audience. That is why TNC has taken this repertory into its family. Mr. Greer writes, “The Strindberg Rep is deeply grateful to Crystal Field for having made us a resident company. Ms. Field’s support of new plays (and plays newly translated) has been a godsend to us. Her knowledge and experience of theater is a beacon guiding us and her unflagging devotion to the art of the drama and its artists is a role model for leaders of all cultural institutions. (https://Strindbergrep.com)