TISCH NEW THEATRE
Songs to Face a Vanishing America
How do you respond when the America you thought you knew becomes unrecognizable?
DISTANCE FROM THE DREAM: Songs to Face a Vanishing America weaves together the most urgent and provocative songs of the musical theatre canon to reflect on a nation in turmoil. Featuring pieces from Tony Award-winning shows like RENT, Spring Awakening, Cabaret, Falsettos, Hadestown, American Idiot, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and more, DISTANCE FROM THE DREAM explores rebellion and resilience from the perspective of young artists and activists. From high energy group numbers to powerhouse solo numbers navigating stories of found family, defiance, survival, and the fight for identity, the show asks: what does it mean to dream of an America that feels increasingly out of reach?
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“TNT ALLOWED ME THE RESOURCES AND TIME TO PREPARE MYSELF FOR THE INDUSTRY. AS I GET READY TO GRADUATE, I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I CAN CREATE A CAREER IN THEATRE” - RECENT TNT ALUMNUS
Tisch New Theatre (TNT) is a student-led not-for-profit theatre organization committed to educating, entertaining, and empowering the artistic minds of NYU’s entire undergraduate student body—Tisch and beyond—for the future of the theatre industry.
TNT is dedicated to fostering artistic growth in all undergraduate NYU students, offering a safe environment for learning and personal development. We are committed to the promotion of equity, inclusivity, diversity, and accessibility. In our presentation of musical theatre as a tool of storytelling, our organization empowers its young artists to create theatre, from production, to performance, to administration—with the caliber of professionalism they will possess working in the industry.
In addition to giving our students the skills they need to be successful in theatre, we give them the courage to shape the theatrical infrastructure they want to take with them into the industry.
We invite students to question and reimagine the theatrical status-quo, building the industry they want to work within.
We believe that theatre is a monumental force of change. As theatre makers and artists, we choose to hold the responsibility of telling relevant and topical stories, which present and respond to issues facing our community. Tisch New Theatre believes that art belongs to both the theatre makers and the audience.
"PART OF TNT’S REPUTATION COMES FROM THE FACT THAT THEY GO FULL OUT FOR THEIR SHOWS." -VERGE
With ongoing relationships alongside Theatre Row, The SoHo Playhouse, NYU Skirball Center, NYU Grand Hall, NYU Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, TNT has presented cutting-edge productions since 2008, including No Guts No Glory, Cabaret, Spring Awakening: In Concert, Amélie, Offstage, Next to Normal, Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, and others.
Many of our alumni have gone on to work in various areas (producing, management, design, and performing) on or with Hamilton, Wicked, Hello Dolly!, Avenue Q, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Mean Girls, Sunday in the Park with George, Dear Evan Hansen, The Book of Mormon, The Muny, City Center, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club, Broadway.com, Telsey & Co., and many more!
