Today, we find ourselves in Pan Pacific Park in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, where a young man joins the uprising and opens up to a voice inside that refuses to be quieted any longer. The Nomad Project presents: “Awakening,” by Cory Gluck and Lisa Sanaye Dring. 

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"Awakening": set in Pan Pacific Park, Los Angeles

Maybe you last joined us in Koreatown at Bimini Place or near an overpass in Hollywood. Right now, you’re  near the trailhead of Malibu Creek State Park. One hundred and four adults, all in stylish hiking gear, hold up playing cards, shout at each other, and pair off…The Nomad Project presents, Six of Spades by Aaron Fullerton. Visit Coeurage.org to learn how to experience these stories right at their settings with Marble AR, available on iOS and Android.

"Six of Spades": set at the Malibu Creek State Park Trailhead

We take you to a busy intersection in front of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Three mercenaries tease each other and grumble about their mysterious mission as they wait for their new boss to arrive. The Nomad Project presents LA Minute, by Shahrook Oomer and Ann Kimbrough. Visit Coeurage.org to learn how to experience these stories right at their settings with Marble AR, available on iOS and Android.

“LA Minute": set outside Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

Today, we take you to Sun Valley and - maybe - all the way up. The Nomad Project presents: "Burned" by Meghan Brown. Visit Coeurage.org to learn how to experience these stories right at their settings with Marble AR, available on iOS and Android.

“Burned": set on a dusty road in Sun Valley, late at night

It is late in the evening and we are on the sidewalk outside of Faultline Bar on Melrose Ave. A hot dog vendor is camped out with her food cart and watches Mark as he stumbles drunkenly from the bar. The Nomad Project presents Sidewalk Sell, by Boni B. Alvarez. Visit Coeurage.org to learn how to experience these stories right at their settings with Marble AR, available on iOS and Android.

“Sidewalk Sell": set outside Faultline Bar, Hollywood

Today, we take you to a Hollywood street corner in early June of 2020. Jake, a black male in his 30’s, arrives to find his car being towed by a white female officer named Pierce. The Nomad Project presents: Tow, by June Carryl. Visit Coeurage.org to learn how to experience these stories right at their settings with Marble AR, available on iOS and Android.

“Tow": set under the overpass at Franklin and Gower, Hollywood

We’re at the gateway of West Hollywood in the year 2012. Mia and Hannah are sitting - impatiently - in a parked car. The Nomad Project presents: Santa Monica and La Brea, by Yael Zinkow. Visit Coeurage.org to learn how to experience these stories right at their settings with Marble AR, available on iOS and Android.

“Santa Monica & La Brea”: set in a car parked outside of Target, Hollywood

It's 10:47 AM, on a sunny, hot, Los Angeles Tuesday morning in East Hollywood. People carry coffees and rush to the train or wait for the bus, as a steady barrage of cars fly down Hollywood Blvd. The Nomad Project presents Hollywood and Western, by Kate Bailey. Visit Coeurage.org to learn how to experience these stories right at their settings with Marble AR, available on iOS and Android.

“Hollywood & Western": set near a crosswalk at the intersection, Hollywood

Today, we take you not just to another place, but another time. It’s the 1830s in Mexican-ruled California and we’re at Santa Anita Park on race day, but we’ll let our hosts take it from there. The Nomad Project presents: Rancho Santa Anita, by Roger Q. Mason. Visit Coeurage.org to learn how to experience these stories right at their settings with Marble AR, available on iOS and Android.

“Rancho Santa Anita": set at Santa Anita Racetrack, 1836

Today, you join us for an early morning where Silver Lake meets Koreatown, near the intersection of Beverly and Vermont. Those who’ve been here a while call this corner Bimini Place, where history bubbles up...like a natural hot spring. The Nomad Project presents: "The Rooster," by Tom Jacobson. Visit Coeurage.org to learn how to experience these stories right at their settings with Marble AR, available on iOS and Android.

“The Rooster": set outside Los Angeles Eco-Village, present and past

Coeurage Ensemble is an exclusively Pay What You Want performance organization exploring live theatre, online media and XR. "The NOMAD Project" is an ongoing series of original stories inspired by locations in and around Los Angeles.

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