'EVERY BRILLIANT THING' NEXT FOR THE NOLA PROJECT

Next up for theater company The NOLA Project is a one-man play, Every Brilliant Thing. The story explores depression and hope, uncertainty and change, confusion and joy, heartbreak and anger, relationships and solitude, risk and resistance, guilt and forgiveness. The main character interacts with audience members to tell about life with their mother’s depression as a backdrop, including the effects it has had on their life and relationships. 

"[The play] is a powerful reminder of all the small things that really make life worth living
– things we probably take for granted,” said Artistic Director Tenaj Wallace. “And at a time when
mental-health conversations are more important than ever, The NOLA Project really wanted to invite our audience into a story that’s so universally resonant. It’s interactive, it’s intimate, but – most importantly – it’s deeply human. More so than any show we’ve ever done, I think.”

The NOLA Project production features ensemble member Alex Martinez Wallace and is helmed by ensemble member Natalie Boyd, making her directorial debut.

“This is a perfect play for The NOLA Project right now because I think collectively, as humans, we are struggling with grief and searching for rays of joy among the clouds,” said Boyd.
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Every Brilliant Thing will be presented at Big Couch New Orleans. For schedule, tickets and more, visit NOLAProject.com.