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.

06/08/2026

🎭 Dient'eleón by Jorgelina Cerritos

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 about fear, privilege, and what we do when the unfamiliar arrives at our door.
Directed by Gama Valle

📅 Friday, June 12 – 6:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading
🔹 Save 50% – get all 10 readings for $50 with the Full Season Membership.

👇Buy tickets visiting the link in the first comment👇

06/06/2026

🎭 3 Questions with Onyeka Iwuchukwu – playwright of "Move On"

Onyeka couldn't make it to NYC, so she sent us this video instead.

Watch → then come see the play live.

📅 Sunday, June 14 – 3:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ $10 per reading – LINK in COMMENTS 👇👇👇
🔹 Save 50% – get all 10 readings for $50 with the Full Season Membership.

06/06/2026

🎭 3 Questions with Margot Carmody – playwright of "Olvídame"

We gave Margot 90 seconds to answer three questions about her play. Watch the video to hear her answers – then grab your tickets below.

Olvídame
📅 Thursday, June 11 – 8:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater (64 E 4th Street, NYC)

🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading
🔹 Save 50% – get all 10 readings for $50 with the Full Season Membership.

👇TICKETS DOWN IN COMMENTS👇

06/03/2026

We caught up with Orlando F. Rodríguez at IATI to ask him our "3 Questions."

Orlando is the playwright behind LA RESURRECCIÓN DE MICTLĀN, one of the ten new plays in Cimientos 2026. And yes—this one is a horror piece.

Blending ritual, symbolism, and surreal imagery, the play follows Mick “El Curandero” on a macabre journey through blood, death, and memory as he confronts identity, ancestry, and transformation.

Before you watch the reel, here are the three questions Orlando answered:

1️⃣ What's one image from your play that you can't get out of your head
2️⃣ If your play was a secret menu item at a bodega, what would it be called?
3️⃣ You have 20 seconds to sell your play to someone at a subway station.

👀 Watch the reel to hear Orlando's answers—and then come see his terrifying, beautiful work on stage.

✨ LA RESURRECCIÓN DE MICTLĀN
📅 Saturday, June 13 · 6:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater – Mainstage
🎟️ $10 General Admission

Grab your tickets for the full Cimientos 2026 Staged Readings Series, June 10–14.

🔴Link for tickets in COMMENTS👇

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.

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64 E 4th Street
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Tuesday 9am - 11pm
Wednesday 9am - 11pm
Thursday 9am - 11pm
Friday 9am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 11pm
Sunday 9am - 11pm

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