TNT’s founders were true to their ambitious aims, undertaking such projects as The Dresser and Amadeus at Bogart Memorial Church in Bogota. In 2005, the troupe began staging most of its productions at The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, a former church converted to a charming, comfortable theatre. TNT also moved back to St. Mark’s, a lively church community, where additional shows, business meetings, auditions and rehearsals are held.
A non-profit organization, TNT has always prided itself on its high-quality productions. The group’s mission is to give actors, directors and production staff an opportunity to hone their craft by working on outstanding plays. Consequently, TNT is one of the few community theatres to have tackled such classics as The Lion in Winter and The Glass Menagerie, and it continues to stage a diverse range of works. TNT’s offerings last season: A. R. Gurney’s Love Letters; John van Druten’s Bell, Book and Candle; Jerry Girls, a revue featuring the music of Broadway composer/lyricist Jerry Herman; Paul Osborn’s Morning’s At Seven; a broadcast of the radio pilot of Father Knows Best for WFDU-fm; and a staged reading of Alice And The Angels, a new play by Jamian Nace.
Many things have changed in 24 years, but the goal of TNT actors, directors and backstage staff — which includes professionals, former professionals and talented amateurs — remains the same: to present accomplished productions so that audiences will be glad they came...and will want to return.