IATI Theater

IATI Theater Located in the heart of Manhattan, IATI Theater is a non-profit organization that fosters and expands access to cutting-edge Hispanic theater.

Amplifying current narratives, experimental styles, and community engagement. Founded in 1968, IATI Theater is a pillar of New York City's vibrant Latino theater scene. Our bilingual productions and community programs champion cultural diversity and empower fresh artistic voices. Beyond our productions, IATI offers affordable rentals to independent theater companies and individual artists, fostering a collaborative artistic hub in the heart of the East Village.

After every breakup, Juana writes a poem. Over time, she realizes she has written enough to create a play. With the help...
05/29/2026

After every breakup, Juana writes a poem. Over time, she realizes she has written enough to create a play. With the help of a writer, she gathers, selects, and reshapes these fragments into a theatrical collection of love, loss, and heartbreak. Accompanied by music and the presence of her friends, Juana searches for the origin of what has broken her, tracing the emotional patterns that define her relationships. Because while some are born under a lucky star, others are born to crash.

Juana estrellada by Natalia Buyatti
📅 Sunday, June 14, 2026 – 6:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in comments.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.

Move On offers a powerful reflection on contemporary Nigerian life through a blend of realism, satire, and tragedy. The ...
05/28/2026

Move On offers a powerful reflection on contemporary Nigerian life through a blend of realism, satire, and tragedy. The play examines trauma, survival, and resilience within a society marked by political instability, violence, and corruption. As families fracture under pressure and systems fail, individuals navigate hardship shaped by terrorism, religious extremism, and economic struggle. Yet within this landscape, the play also gestures toward hope, suggesting that art, creativity, and human ingenuity can offer paths forward.

Move On by Onyeka Iwuchukwu
📅 Sunday, June 14, 2026 – 3:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in comments.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.

05/28/2026

We met with Nina Ki outside IATI Theater for a quick "3 Questions"

Nina is the brilliant playwright behind WHITE TIGER, one of the ten new plays we're developing for Cimientos 2026. Xer work blends magical realism with deeply personal stories of identity, family, and revolution across generations.

In this reel, Nina introduces xerself, answers our three questions, and invites YOU to come see xer play on stage.

✨ WHITE TIGER
📅 Wednesday, June 10 · 7:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater – Mainstage
🎟️ $10 General Admission [LINK in comments👇]
*$50 - full season membership (10 readings)*

Don't forget to grab your tickets for the full Cimientos 2026 Staged Readings Series, June 10–14, 2026.

🚨 ATTENTION PLAYWRIGHTS! 🚨Cimientos 2027 opens for submissions in 4 DAYS.If you have an original, unpublished play with ...
05/27/2026

🚨 ATTENTION PLAYWRIGHTS! 🚨

Cimientos 2027 opens for submissions in 4 DAYS.

If you have an original, unpublished play with no prior professional production, running 45–90 minutes, this is your chance to develop it in New York with IATI Theater.

📅 WHEN:
Submissions open June 1–30, 2026.

🎭 WHAT THE PROGRAM INCLUDES:
• 10 Playwrights Peer Panel sessions (online, December 2026 – February 2027)
• A staged reading at our theater space in the East Village (June 2027)
• A post-reading talkback with the audience

✅ KEY REQUIREMENTS:
• No submission fee
• In English OR Spanish
• 5 actors or fewer
• Blind submission process (no author info in the PDF)
• Open to playwrights WORLDWIDE

👉 FULL GUIDELINES and SUBMISSION FORM in the PINNED COMMENT below.

A voice emerges at night from the confines of a school in a country under military dictatorship. That voice belongs to A...
05/27/2026

A voice emerges at night from the confines of a school in a country under military dictatorship. That voice belongs to Auxilio, a young philosophy teacher from Valparaíso. From her hiding place, which is both refuge and displacement, she moves through time and memory. A fragmented narrative, an insistent repetition that refuses silence, offering a reflection on history, resistance, and the impossibility of forgetting.

Auxilio by Leonardo González
📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026 – 8:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in comments.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.

En La Resurrección de Mictlān, Mick "El Curandero" awakens lost and disoriented, with only a series of mysterious artifa...
05/26/2026

En La Resurrección de Mictlān, Mick "El Curandero" awakens lost and disoriented, with only a series of mysterious artifacts to guide him. As he encounters each object, he is drawn into a macabre journey through blood, death, and memory. Blending ritual, symbolism, and surreal imagery, the play unfolds as a process of self-discovery that confronts identity, ancestry, and transformation. A bilingual, cross-genre theatrical experience.

La Resurrección de Mictlān by Orlando F. Rodriguez
📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026 – 6:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in comments.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.

Welcome to Sy and Daphne's campfire. Beneath the ancient trees of the sacred forest of Arcadia, a story begins. It is a ...
05/25/2026

Welcome to Sy and Daphne's campfire. Beneath the ancient trees of the sacred forest of Arcadia, a story begins. It is a love story, and it is also a horror story. Told as a contemporary campfire tale, they have become the forest reimagines myth through a q***r lens, exploring courage, autonomy, and survival. As the line between storyteller and listener begins to blur, the audience is invited to consider what it means to live, to love, and to endure among gods.

they have become the forest by Aly Kantor
📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026 – 3:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in comments.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.

A theater company in Havana prepares to premiere a new version of Salomé when an order arrives to shut it down. The dire...
05/24/2026

A theater company in Havana prepares to premiere a new version of Salomé when an order arrives to shut it down. The director disappears, and in his absence, the assistant director convinces the company to move forward with the performance. As tensions rise, men and women dressed in plain clothes enter the theater carrying sticks. What begins as a rehearsal becomes a confrontation, where art, authority, and resistance collide.

Salomé by Rogelio Orizondo
📅 Friday, June 12, 2026 – 8:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in comments.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.

We are honored to share that IATI Theater has received 6 recognitions from the Premios Talía NY — one of the oldest and ...
05/23/2026

We are honored to share that IATI Theater has received 6 recognitions from the Premios Talía NY — one of the oldest and most emblematic awards celebrating Spanish-language theater in New York.

Founded in 1970 by Cuban journalist Manolo García Oliva, Talía has documented and uplifted Latinx theater for over five decades. Revived in 2026 under the leadership of Raúl Rivera, the awards continue to honor excellence, cultural memory, and the vibrant voices of our community.

Here is what this recognition looks like for IATI:

🐋 LA NIÑA Y LA BALLENA
• Actriz Infantil – Samantha León-Cruz
• Marionetas – Laura Rivero-Sefair & Valeria A. Avina
• Video y Multimedia Design – Mariana España

🦋 TODAS LAS MARIPOSAS NEGRAS MUEREN EN EL MAR
• Dirección Teatro Danza – Antígona González & sarAika movement collective (co-direction)
• Mejor Elenco Teatro Danza – Carmen Álvarez, Georgina Saldaña, Sandie Luna & Sonia Mera

Awards are never the reason we make work, but this is worth pausing to appreciate.

Gracias a todos los que hicieron posible estas producciones. Y gracias al Premio Talía por seguir celebrando nuestro teatro latino en Nueva York.

👉 Swipe through for a closer look at the honorees and the legacy of Talía NY.

Valeria and Gerardo wait for the buyer of their home, convinced the sale will end their financial struggles. Everything ...
05/23/2026

Valeria and Gerardo wait for the buyer of their home, convinced the sale will end their financial struggles. Everything appears to be in order, until they discover something disturbing in their carefully maintained garden. What once felt stable begins to unravel. A drama that asks: what do we do when our privileges feel threatened? Caught between fear and rejection, the play explores the tensions that emerge in the face of the unfamiliar.

Dient'eleón by Jorgelina Cerritos
📅 Friday, June 12, 2026 – 6:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – LINK in comments below
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.

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64 E 4th Street
New York, NY
10003

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 11pm
Tuesday 9am - 11pm
Wednesday 9am - 11pm
Thursday 9am - 11pm
Friday 9am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 11pm
Sunday 9am - 11pm

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(212) 505-6757

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