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NYU @tischdrama
Colorado Trail ‘26 @storytellerfieldnotes
Playwrights Horizons & NSB
Writer @staticmusical & @toysoldiersmusical

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What would make you walk 500 miles? I’m heading back on trail to create the second edition of Field Notes, a series of storytelling expeditions. This summer, I will hike approximately 500 miles on the Colorado Trail while developing my upcoming project, Field Notes: Across Natural Skyscrapers.

Field Notes: Across Natural Skyscrapers is a collection of stories from a 500-mile trek along the Colorado Trail. This project will document the trail as it is experienced: through a series of encounters and human connections in natural landscapes.

Sometimes called “mile for mile the most beautiful trail in America,” the beauty of the Colorado Trail is not only found in the scenic views and wildlife, but in the human connections, rich history, passionate volunteers, and one-of-a-kind trail experience.

Stay tuned for the full project coming soon. Follow along @storytellerfieldnotes and visit www.tessrowan.com/coloradotrail for updates.

Thank you to the Colorado Trail Foundation (coloradotrail.org), the Tisch Drama Community Engaged Summer Grant, and the NYU Changemaker Fellowship for making this storytelling expedition possible. Happy trails! #thruhike #coloradotrail #colorado #storytelling #backpacking taken in Colorado Trail by @tessrowan

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School chums! by @tessrowan

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2026 Playwrights Horizons Gala 🪩 So grateful to be able to sing at this event! taken in Ziegfeld Ballroom by @tessrowan

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“More or Less” from Joyland: A New Musical at Playwrights Horizons Theater School 🎠 I had so much fun performing in @joylandmusical and working with an incredible group of people this semester 🎡🎢 Thank you to the cast and crew and entire team!!!! taken in Playwrights Horizons Theater School by @tessrowan

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NEW TRAILER! Listen to the sounds and stories of the Long Trail this EARTH DAY, APRIL 22ND, on all streaming platforms - link in bio.

A 20-year-old embarks on a 272-mile journey of the oldest long-distance hiking trail in America in this documentary radio play about adventure, community, nature, and discovery.

In June 2025, Tess “Storyteller” Rowan thru-hiked the Long Trail. Along the way, she interviewed fellow hikers and community members, and recorded the rhythms of trail life. Through immersive soundscapes, personal narration, and trail interviews, Field Notes: A Long Trail Odyssey captures the magic of the Green Mountains in audio form.

#Longtrail #thruhike #documentary #podcast #radioplay by @tessrowan

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“Rudy” from Unexploded Ordnance (a new project I’m writing!) Unexploded Ordnance is about a group of five teenagers who find an unexploded bomb on a former World War II training site in West Virginia, and what happens when they decide to keep the secret to themselves. This song is sung by one of the teenagers, a boy named Rudy. by @tessrowan

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Polar night by @tessrowan

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7 months ago

Loch tess monster taken in Scotland by @tessrowan

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8 months ago

Mein einundzwanzigster Geburtstag! by @tessrowan

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Germany from way up high taken in Zugspitze (2962m) - Gipfelkreuz by @tessrowan

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Do you want to play mermaids taken in Hawaii Islands by @tessrowan

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Rehearsals are underway for Static at the Contemporary American Theater Festival! For a sneak peek into the development process of this Morse code musical, come see our workshop presentation on Tuesday 7/29 @ 5 pm in Shepherdstown, WV. You might hear original songs, meet new characters, and decode interactive Morse code messages. Tickets for this TalkTuesday event are $20 and available at CATF website at the link in bio.

https://catf.org/buy-tickets/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLpxiJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp0UoCmj-Ng94OkNGMbPATopfLk_U1Qint0-mWBgwNpoKtpQiS_-uv_z9J9_n_aem_Y16FtMeKnBEAidqyetyaOQ#talk-theater

#staticmusical #musical #musicals #musicaltheater #musicaltheatre #broadway #theatre #theater #playwright #newmusical #originalmusical #catf #contemporaryamericantheaterfestival #thinktheater taken in Contemporary American Theater Festival by @tessrowan

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