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A new season is coming very soon. 🎭🧱

Welcome to Cimientos 2026 – IATI Theater’s play development program, now in its 25+ year.

Ten playwrights. Ten never‑before‑produced plays.

Who wrote what? Which play comes from your city? What are the dates?

🔍 Play detective mode: ON.

Visit the link in our bio → tap “Cimientos 2026” → and discover every play, playwright, and the full schedule for yourself.

Then come back Monday. We’ll reveal the exact day‑by‑day lineup right here on Instagram.

📅 Save the window: June 10–14 at IATI Theater (East Village)
🎟️ Tickets $10/reading or $50 all‑access pass – on sale now via the link in bio.

#Cimientos2026 #IATITheater #NewPlays #NYTheatre #PlayDevelopment

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🎭 10 plays. 1 week.

The Cimientos 2026 Staged Readings Series schedule is here. June 10–14 at IATI Theater.

Here’s the smartest way to see it all:

👉 Full Series Membership: $50 (that’s 10 plays for the price of 5 – 50% off)

👉 Single tickets: $10 per reading

You choose. But the full series is how you experience the full range of voices – from Korea to El Salvador, Nigeria to Queens.
Tap the link in our bio → see every play, meet the playwrights, and grab your tickets.
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📬 Oh, and one more thing…

Check your email at 3pm TODAY. We’re sending something special for playwrights who want to be part of Cimientos 2027.

(Not on our email list? Link in bio to sign up.)

#Cimientos2026 #IATITheater #NYCTheatre #StagedReadings #EastVillageArts

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 queer 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.
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they have become the forest by Aly Kantor
📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026 – 3:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
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🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.
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#Cimientos2026 #TheyHaveBecomeTheForest #AlyKantor #IATITheater #NYTheatre

Swipe to see her answers → plus photos from recent workshops.
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"They have become the forest": A contemporary campfire tale. A love story. A horror story. Two people in the sacred forest of Arcadia, reimagining myth through a queer lens.
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See it live:
📅 Saturday, June 13 – 3:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
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🎟️ $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50% – get all 10 readings for $50 with the Full Season Membership.
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#Cimientos2026 #TheyHaveBecomeTheForest #AlyKantor #IATITheater #3Questions

Swipe to see her answers → plus photos from recent workshops.
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"They have become the forest": A contemporary campfire tale. A love story. A horror story. Two people in the sacred forest of Arcadia, reimagining myth through a queer lens.
ㅤ
See it live:
📅 Saturday, June 13 – 3:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
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🎟️ $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50% – get all 10 readings for $50 with the Full Season Membership.
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#Cimientos2026 #TheyHaveBecomeTheForest #AlyKantor #IATITheater #3Questions

Swipe to see her answers → plus photos from recent workshops.
ㅤ
"They have become the forest": A contemporary campfire tale. A love story. A horror story. Two people in the sacred forest of Arcadia, reimagining myth through a queer lens.
ㅤ
See it live:
📅 Saturday, June 13 – 3:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
ㅤ
🎟️ $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50% – get all 10 readings for $50 with the Full Season Membership.
ㅤ
#Cimientos2026 #TheyHaveBecomeTheForest #AlyKantor #IATITheater #3Questions

Swipe to see her answers → plus photos from recent workshops.
ㅤ
"They have become the forest": A contemporary campfire tale. A love story. A horror story. Two people in the sacred forest of Arcadia, reimagining myth through a queer lens.
ㅤ
See it live:
📅 Saturday, June 13 – 3:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
ㅤ
🎟️ $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50% – get all 10 readings for $50 with the Full Season Membership.
ㅤ
#Cimientos2026 #TheyHaveBecomeTheForest #AlyKantor #IATITheater #3Questions

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.
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Salomé by Rogelio Orizondo
📅 Friday, June 12, 2026 – 8:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
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🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.
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#Cimientos2026 #Salomé #RogelioOrizondo #IATITheater #NYTheatre

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.
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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.
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Here is what this recognition looks like for IATI:
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🐋 LA NIÑA Y LA BALLENA
• Actriz Infantil – Samantha León-Cruz
• Marionetas – Laura Rivero-Sefair & Valeria A. Avina
• Video y Multimedia Design – Mariana España
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🦋 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
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Awards are never the reason we make work, but this is worth pausing to appreciate.
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Gracias a todos los que hicieron posible estas producciones. Y gracias al Premio Talía por seguir celebrando nuestro teatro latino en Nueva York.
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👉 Swipe through for a closer look at the honorees and the legacy of Talía NY.

Photography: @laloresendizmusic
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#IATITheater #PremiosTalia #TaliaNY #TeatroLatino #NYCTheater

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.
ㅤ
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.
ㅤ
Here is what this recognition looks like for IATI:
ㅤ
🐋 LA NIÑA Y LA BALLENA
• Actriz Infantil – Samantha León-Cruz
• Marionetas – Laura Rivero-Sefair & Valeria A. Avina
• Video y Multimedia Design – Mariana España
ㅤ
🦋 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
ㅤ
Awards are never the reason we make work, but this is worth pausing to appreciate.
ㅤ
Gracias a todos los que hicieron posible estas producciones. Y gracias al Premio Talía por seguir celebrando nuestro teatro latino en Nueva York.
ㅤ
👉 Swipe through for a closer look at the honorees and the legacy of Talía NY.

Photography: @laloresendizmusic
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#IATITheater #PremiosTalia #TaliaNY #TeatroLatino #NYCTheater

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.
ㅤ
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.
ㅤ
Here is what this recognition looks like for IATI:
ㅤ
🐋 LA NIÑA Y LA BALLENA
• Actriz Infantil – Samantha León-Cruz
• Marionetas – Laura Rivero-Sefair & Valeria A. Avina
• Video y Multimedia Design – Mariana España
ㅤ
🦋 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
ㅤ
Awards are never the reason we make work, but this is worth pausing to appreciate.
ㅤ
Gracias a todos los que hicieron posible estas producciones. Y gracias al Premio Talía por seguir celebrando nuestro teatro latino en Nueva York.
ㅤ
👉 Swipe through for a closer look at the honorees and the legacy of Talía NY.

Photography: @laloresendizmusic
ㅤ
#IATITheater #PremiosTalia #TaliaNY #TeatroLatino #NYCTheater

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.
ㅤ
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.
ㅤ
Here is what this recognition looks like for IATI:
ㅤ
🐋 LA NIÑA Y LA BALLENA
• Actriz Infantil – Samantha León-Cruz
• Marionetas – Laura Rivero-Sefair & Valeria A. Avina
• Video y Multimedia Design – Mariana España
ㅤ
🦋 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
ㅤ
Awards are never the reason we make work, but this is worth pausing to appreciate.
ㅤ
Gracias a todos los que hicieron posible estas producciones. Y gracias al Premio Talía por seguir celebrando nuestro teatro latino en Nueva York.
ㅤ
👉 Swipe through for a closer look at the honorees and the legacy of Talía NY.

Photography: @laloresendizmusic
ㅤ
#IATITheater #PremiosTalia #TaliaNY #TeatroLatino #NYCTheater

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.
ㅤ
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.
ㅤ
Here is what this recognition looks like for IATI:
ㅤ
🐋 LA NIÑA Y LA BALLENA
• Actriz Infantil – Samantha León-Cruz
• Marionetas – Laura Rivero-Sefair & Valeria A. Avina
• Video y Multimedia Design – Mariana España
ㅤ
🦋 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
ㅤ
Awards are never the reason we make work, but this is worth pausing to appreciate.
ㅤ
Gracias a todos los que hicieron posible estas producciones. Y gracias al Premio Talía por seguir celebrando nuestro teatro latino en Nueva York.
ㅤ
👉 Swipe through for a closer look at the honorees and the legacy of Talía NY.

Photography: @laloresendizmusic
ㅤ
#IATITheater #PremiosTalia #TaliaNY #TeatroLatino #NYCTheater

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.
ㅤ
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.
ㅤ
Here is what this recognition looks like for IATI:
ㅤ
🐋 LA NIÑA Y LA BALLENA
• Actriz Infantil – Samantha León-Cruz
• Marionetas – Laura Rivero-Sefair & Valeria A. Avina
• Video y Multimedia Design – Mariana España
ㅤ
🦋 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
ㅤ
Awards are never the reason we make work, but this is worth pausing to appreciate.
ㅤ
Gracias a todos los que hicieron posible estas producciones. Y gracias al Premio Talía por seguir celebrando nuestro teatro latino en Nueva York.
ㅤ
👉 Swipe through for a closer look at the honorees and the legacy of Talía NY.

Photography: @laloresendizmusic
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#IATITheater #PremiosTalia #TaliaNY #TeatroLatino #NYCTheater

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.
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Dient'eleón by Jorgelina Cerritos
📅 Friday, June 12, 2026 – 6:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
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🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.
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#Cimientos2026 #Dienteleón #JorgelinaCerritos #IATITheater #NYTheatre

After dying in the line of duty, Emmanuel Mateus finds himself caught between worlds, given nine nights to confront the past he buried. Guided by the rhythms of Afro-Colombian bullerengue, memory and music intertwine as his daughter is drawn into a journey of revelation. A haunting, music-driven exploration of migration, identity, and the cost of assimilation, asking what we lose in order to survive.
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Olvídame by Margot Carmody
📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026 – 8:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
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🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.
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#Cimientos2026 #Olvídame #MargotCarmody #IATITheater #NYTheatre

In a future where climate change has sunk the coasts and blood rains from the sky, a tour group climbs Machu Picchu, Perú despite an ongoing land dispute. Centuries earlier, on the same mountain, a third-gender oracle predicts the collapse of the Inca Empire. A speculative, surreal folk horror investigating the United States' role in the erasure of Indigenous trans history, and the ways we've survived what others call "apocalypse".
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Machu Picchu Play by Tyler Rocío Ecoña
📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026 – 6:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
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🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.
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#Cimientos2026 #MachuPicchuPlay #TylerRocíoEcoña #IATITheater #NYTheatre

White Tiger follows Khloe, a Korean American high school student and aspiring artist, and her immigrant mother, Young-Mi. While Khloe dreams of attending art school, her mother insists she remain close to home and work in the family laundromat. As Khloe begins to experience vivid dreams of Gil, a genderqueer Korean immigrant living through the Mexican Revolution, past and present begin to intertwine. A magical realism play about identity, belonging, and autonomy.
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White Tiger by Nina Ki
📅 Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – 7:00 PM
📍 IATI Theater - Mainstage (64 E 4th Street, NYC)
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🎟️ Tickets: $10 per reading – link in bio.
🔹 Save 50%: Get all 10 readings for just $50 with the Full Series Pass.
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#Cimientos2026 #WhiteTiger #NinaKi #IATITheater #NYTheatre

May is Lower East Side History Month!

This annual celebration honors the stories and peoples of the LES. This year, over 70 organizations — museums, arts nonprofits, community centers, gardens, and small businesses — are hosting learning opportunities, tours, performances, and public events.

The LES and Chinatown have deep histories as sites of refuge, community, and mutual aid — places created by immigrants for immigrants.

👉 Swipe to see how IATI is part of that legacy:

1️⃣ IATI Theater turns 58 years old on May 21 — founded on the LES in 1968.
2️⃣ Cimientos — our play development program — was born on the LES in 2000 and celebrates its 26th anniversary this June.
Two anniversaries. One neighborhood. Decades of stories still being written.

📍 Check out the full calendar of LES History Month events at www.peoplesles.org (https://www.peoplesles.org/) (updated throughout May).

Tag a friend who loves LES history. 👇

#LESmonth #LESHistoryMonth #PeoplesLES

May is Lower East Side History Month!

This annual celebration honors the stories and peoples of the LES. This year, over 70 organizations — museums, arts nonprofits, community centers, gardens, and small businesses — are hosting learning opportunities, tours, performances, and public events.

The LES and Chinatown have deep histories as sites of refuge, community, and mutual aid — places created by immigrants for immigrants.

👉 Swipe to see how IATI is part of that legacy:

1️⃣ IATI Theater turns 58 years old on May 21 — founded on the LES in 1968.
2️⃣ Cimientos — our play development program — was born on the LES in 2000 and celebrates its 26th anniversary this June.
Two anniversaries. One neighborhood. Decades of stories still being written.

📍 Check out the full calendar of LES History Month events at www.peoplesles.org (https://www.peoplesles.org/) (updated throughout May).

Tag a friend who loves LES history. 👇

#LESmonth #LESHistoryMonth #PeoplesLES

May is Lower East Side History Month!

This annual celebration honors the stories and peoples of the LES. This year, over 70 organizations — museums, arts nonprofits, community centers, gardens, and small businesses — are hosting learning opportunities, tours, performances, and public events.

The LES and Chinatown have deep histories as sites of refuge, community, and mutual aid — places created by immigrants for immigrants.

👉 Swipe to see how IATI is part of that legacy:

1️⃣ IATI Theater turns 58 years old on May 21 — founded on the LES in 1968.
2️⃣ Cimientos — our play development program — was born on the LES in 2000 and celebrates its 26th anniversary this June.
Two anniversaries. One neighborhood. Decades of stories still being written.

📍 Check out the full calendar of LES History Month events at www.peoplesles.org (https://www.peoplesles.org/) (updated throughout May).

Tag a friend who loves LES history. 👇

#LESmonth #LESHistoryMonth #PeoplesLES

Bet I’m not what you expected… 🎤

Not a performance… a declaration.
This is what becoming sounds like. 👑

📍 @iatitheater Tertulia

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Seguro no soy lo que esperabas… 🎤

No es una presentación… es una declaración.
Así suena convertirme en quien soy. 🪽

#NewEra #Nonconformity #LivePerformance #LatinaCreator #Cantante