Phone: (413) 545-1792
FAX: (413) 545-4414

URL: www.umass.edu/fac/nwt
Email: nwt@admin.umass.edu

New WORLD Theater / University of Massachusetts
16 Curry Hicks
100 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003

Founded in 1979, New WORLD Theater (NWT) is a visionary cultural institution dedicated to producing and presenting, in formal and community settings, works by artists of color that serve to educate, enliven, and empower our diverse audience and to foster a creative network of professional and community participants. NWT purposely exists at the intersection of art and politics, scholarship and activism, professional work and community life. In residence at the Fine Arts Center of the University of Massachusetts, NWT has redefined the role of arts in higher learning and expanded partnerships between professional artists and communities.

The Artistic Director, working closely with the Program Curator, reviews a variety of work through the course of the year. Through a process of solicitation (which is based on the recommendations made by NWT’s Associate Artists, Artistic Director and Program Curator), a collection of scripts, video excerpts, and various other publicity materials are reviewed and the discussion of what to include in the upcoming season occurs between the Artistic Director, Associate Artists and Program Curator. Among other criteria, they prioritize work that showcases artists and performers of color, pieces that deal with traditionally marginalized topics and groups, and texts that will enhance New WORLD’s commitment to providing a diverse program that reaches a wide audience base.