For this project I wanted students who have never been to the New York theatre and see if it s at all relevant to them. Broadway is no longer intimidating to me. I no longer feel like an outsider. This is especially important because I have lived in New York City all of my life and this is the first time that I am learning about what is standing in my own backyard. Another teenager involved in the program, Kimberly Ebanks, spoke to a group of teachers at the annual TDF-sponsored Teachers Night on Broadway saying Seeing plays has changed me from a student who believed that in order to be successful in life I had to excel only in math and science.
Life isn t only about math and science.
It s about hypocrisy, prejudice, love, joy, compromise, hate and conflict. These are things that are not only found in life but in theatre itself. TDF produces the only theatre newsletter written for and by teens, Play by Play, which is distributed to every school in the New York City public school system. In addition, TDF sponsors 20 innovative programs including in-depth arts education projects, information services and special programs for the deaf or otherwise physically challenged theatregoers. Each year in association with The League of American Theatres and Producers, TDF presents Kids Night on Broadway and Teachers Night on Broadway .