THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Crystal Field, Executive Director, with
The LES Committee, Presents:
The 28TH Annual LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
FREE!!!
LISTEN TO THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY’S LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS PROMO
Memorial Day Weekend. MAY 26, 27, 28 2023 – Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. (btw 9th & 10th Street)
www.theaterforthenewcity.net, 212-254-1109
Theater for the New City has currently scheduled over 200 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers and film makers for its 28th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts. Admission is free but donations will be gratefully accepted.
This year, the festival is mounted with a theme addressing climate change: “The Heat Is On” followed by an exhortation taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Act Now in the Living Present.” The subject will be addressed in some of the playlets and acts written for the festival.
Indoor performances will take stage from 6:00 PM to midnight each day, utilizing two of TNC’s four theaters. From 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday, vendors and food sellers, including booths from nearby restaurants, will set up in the closed-off block of East Tenth Street between First and Second Avenues.
You can check out the Gallery Guide here: https://www.artistasdeloisaida.org/alt/2023/05/06/global-warming-the-heat-is-on-gallery-exhibit/
FRIDAY EVENING IN THE JOHNSON – MAY 26
6:00 PM – COBU
6:32 PM – BARBRA HERR, “TRANSMISSION”
6:44 PM – OYU-ORO
6:56 PM – “MARTIN’S TRUTH” (excerpt) —Written by Victor Vauban Júnior
7:08 PM – YIP HARBURG RAINBOW TROUPE
7:20 PM – “HAMLET IN HARLEM” by Alberto Ferreras
7:32 PM – ROD RODGERS DANCE COMPANY, “BLACKNESS, BODY, A MOTHER’S LOVE”
7:54 PM – “ISSUE #9” by Briana Bartenieff
8:06 PM – CHINESE THEATER WORKS
8:18 PM – INFINITY DANCE THEATER, “ETUDE”
8:30 PM – “ROMEO AND JULIET, A TRIBAL ROCK MUSICAL” by William Electric Black
8:42 PM – “PEARLS AND SWINE/THIS BODY IS MINE” by WillieAnn Gissendanner
8:54 PM – CONSTELLATION MOVING COMPANY
9:06 PM – THE DRILLING COMPANY
9:17 PM – LORCAN OTWAY, “THE FATE OF THEATER 80”
9:24 PM – KT SULLIVAN
9:36 PM – DAVID AMRAM
9:48 PM – RICHARD WEST
10:00 PM – MARLAIN ANGELIDES, “CYVELLA”
10:12 PM – “BLISS STREET, A NEW ROCK MUSICAL” (Song excerpts)
10:24 PM – INMA HEREDIA
10:36 PM – “RAYMOND’S SECOND WIFE” by Anne Lucas
10:48 PM – MICHAEL VASQUEZ
11:00 PM – PENNY ARCADE
11:12 PM – “TWISTED” (Song excerpts)
11:24 PM – THE LEGENDARY AMAZ’N GRACE AND JESSIE ORTIZ
11:36 PM – “HUMAN” by Bryce Payne
11:48 PM – LEX AND THE CULT OF SPIRITS
FRIDAY EVENING IN THE CABARET – MAY 26
7:00 PM – STAR ‘69
7:32 PM – TIERNEY TNC THEATER WORKSHOP
7:44 PM – ED MALIN
7:56 PM – “WALKING BACKWARDS”
8:08 PM – MAUDE LARDNER BURKE
8:20 PM – BEI BEI YUBO ZHONG
8:32 PM – “THE VERY LAST DANCE OF HOMELESS JOE” by Richard Courage
8:44 PM – JOE BENDIK
8:56 PM – DARPAN JOSHI, “BASIC CABLE METHOD ACTING”
9:08 PM – PETER DIZOZZA
9:20 PM – STAN BAKER AKA THE HUMAN TELEVISION
9:32 PM – WENDY STUART
9:44 PM – ERIC KUZMIK
9:56 PM – ALICIA FOXWORTH
10:08 PM – ELLEN STEIER
10:20 PM – TEXTILE THEATER COMPANY
10:32 PM – “I AM NEZAHUALCOYOTL” by Roman Primitivo
SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOUTH PERFORMANCES
JOHNSON THEATER
COORDINATOR: DANIELLE HAUSER
HOSTED BY JOHN GRIMALDI
2 PM – 4:10 PM – MAY 27
2:00 PM – JOHN GRIMALDI
2:20 PM – SONGS FROM THE “WIZARD OF OZ”
2:45 PM – TNC ARTS IN EDUCATION, “CHANGES & TIME”
3:00 PM – COBU KIDS JAPANESE TAIKO DRUM GROUP
3:15 PM – MOVE. MAKE. BLOOM DANCE STUDIO
3:35 PM – KALAVANT CENTER, SITAR DUET WITH TABLA
4:00 PM – CITY KIDS!
FILM PROGRAM 2023 – MAY 27
CABARET THEATER, 1 PM – 11 PM
SATURDAY EVENING IN THE JOHNSON – MAY 27
6:00 PM – mister pablo
6:32 PM – KINDING SINDAW
6:44 PM – “FREEDOM SUMMER” by Toby Armour—Directed by Joan Kane
6:56 PM – SMOKEY STEVENS, “I JUST WANT TO TELL SOMEBODY”
7:08 PM – GLITTER KITTY, “LES FEST-MAISON”
7:20 PM – CAROL TANDAVA
7:32 PM – QUICKSILVERDANCE, “LAST GASP!”
7:44 PM – THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS, “ HETA HASHSHUK“ – GRASS DANCERS
7:56 PM – YARA ARTS GROUP
8:08 PM – ASHLEY LIANG DANCE COMPANY
8:30 PM – JOHN GRIMALDI
8:42 PM – JUDY GORMAN
9:04 PM – ALESSANDRA BELLONI
9:16 PM – “THE PHANTOM OF THE METAVERSE” by Barbara Kahn
9:28 PM – “EXPLORING JAZZ”—Directed by Bennett Pologe and Michael Lewis
9:40 PM – TYM MOSS
9:52 PM – WISE GUISE
10:04 PM – ZERO BOY
10:16 PM – “WHO MURDERED LOVE?” (song excerpts)
10:28 PM – HOLLIE HARPER
10:40 PM – NEW YIDDISH REP
10:52 PM – NICKY PARAISO
11:04 PM – ROBERT GONZALES JR.
11:16 PM – ALISA KILLZ & LUIGI BABE
11:28 PM – NUYORICAN POETS CAFE
11:40 PM – SOPHIA GUTCHINOV, “SOPHIA”
11:52 PM – TORTAS Y TACONES, “IN CROCODILE’S LAIR” (excerpt)
SUNDAY EVENING IN THE JOHNSON – MAY 28
6:00 PM – FIDDLER AND THE CROSSROADS
6:32 PM – ART LILLARD QUARTET
6:54 PM – “LIGHTHOUSE”
7:04 PM – FACEBOY
7:16 PM – WICK SIMMONS AND KAORU IKEDA
7:28 PM – SABURA RASHID
7:40 PM – RASVAN STOIAN, “THE LIVING ROOM”
7:47 PM – “THE SUN ALSO SETS” by James Stanton
7:59 PM – “9:48” by Tom Diriwachter—Directed by Jonathan Weber
8:11 PM – CHARLY WENZEL
8:23 PM – EVAN LAURENCE
8:35 PM – VINIE BURROWS
8:47 PM – “ABSOLUTE LOVE! SONGS BY CHARLES DREW & LOWE”
8:59 PM – AKIKO TOKUOKA
9:11 PM – LIZ MAGNES
9:23 PM – THE LOVE SHOW—Directed by Angela Harriell
9:35 PM – STEVE EPSTEIN
9:47 PM – AUSTIN PENDLETON
9:59 PM – “ALL AMERICAN DREAMERS” by Matt Morillo
10:11 PM – LISSA MOIRA, “EARTH: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT. DEMOCRACY: USE IT OR LOSE IT”
10:23 PM – “READER AS A GOAT” by Melanie Marie Goodreaux
10:35 PM – DAVID ELYHA
10:47 PM – ADRIAN TOMBY, “ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE”
10:59 PM – MICHAEL LADERMAN
11:06 PM – DOMINGO DIAZ JR.
11:18 PM – LE SQUEEZEBOX CABARET
SUNDAY EVENING IN THE CABARET – MAY 28
7:00 PM – VELVETTE
7:32 PM – LOWER EAST SIDE PERFORMING ARTS
7:44 PM – COSMIC ORCHID
7:56 PM – DADAnewyork, “DADA-KONZERT MIT DANSA”
8:08 PM – “A HAPPY LITTLE THING” (excerpt) by Emily Cohen (poetry) and Steven J. Harris (script)
8:20 PM – “THE SIXTH COLUMN: UKRAINE. INTRIGUE. SACRIFICE. LOVE.” by Stephan Morrow
8:37 PM – CZECHOSLOVAK-AMERICAN MARIONETTE THEATER, “KACHA AND THE DEVIL”
8:49 PM – BURNING CITY ORCHESTRA
9:01 PM – TIERNEY TNC THEATER WORKSHOP
9:13 PM – TOMMY J. MOORE
9:25 PM – MATT ANGEL
9:37 PM – MELANGE—Richard West on guitar; Susan Mitchell on violin
9:49 PM – AARON DALLA VILLA
10:01 PM – CHRISTINE STODDARD
10:13 PM – THE DEBBIE DONNAS
10:25 PM – RICHARD WEBER
10:32 PM – THOMAS DEAN BAKER
TNC WORKING ON LES
COVID Protocol:
As of September 26th, 2022, we are no longer requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for our audience upon entry.
Wearing of masks is suggested in the lobby, restrooms and performance spaces at Theater for the New City, but they are not required.