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THE FACES OF THE NOLA PROJECT

The NOLA Project is an ensemble theatre company composed of theatre artists with a wide variety of backgrounds and training. The ensemble is composed of actors, directors, writers, designers, and theatre technicians. They reside both in New Orleans and all over the United States. Each considers The NOLA Project an artistic home.

LESLIE
CLAVERIE

ensemble member

Leslie
Claverie

ensemble member
 

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Wayland
Cooper

ensemble member

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TOREY
HAYWARD

ensemble member

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Joan
Long

ensemble member

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Alex 
Pomes

ensemble member

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tenAJ
Wallace

ensemble member,
artistic director

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KHIRY ARMSTEAD

Ensemble Member

​Khiry is an actor, playwright, and recording artist from New Orleans. He studied Theatre at Loyola University and Tulane University.

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JAMES BARTELLE

Ensemble Member

James is a founding member of The NOLA Project. A multiple Big Easy Award-Winner, James is a frequently featured actor with The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. 

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NATALIE BOYD

Ensemble Member

Natalie has been an ensemble member since 2010. Natalie is an esthetician at Buff Beauty Bar and the owner of the online vintage store Hot Trash Thrift. 

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KEITH CLAVERIE

Marketing Director

Hailing from the mean streets of Metairie, Keith made his NOLA Project debut in the spring of 2012 as Le Beau and Corin in As You Like It. A 2008 LSU graduate (Journalism), Keith works in marketing. 

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LESLIE CLAVERIE

Ensemble Member

Leslie first worked with The NOLA Project in 2014 when she assisted with makeup design for the award-winning production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Leslie is a stylist at Paris Parker Prytania.

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WAYLAND COOPER

Ensemble Member

A native of Louisiana, Wayland got his start in the industry working on major films in the Atlanta area. Wayland's greatest accomplishment is being a father to his very active son Ayden.

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TOREY HAYWARD

Ensemble Member

Torey is a Big Easy Award-winning director. A Louisiana native, Torey has been working in education and theater in the Greater New Orleans area for the last decade.

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JOAN LONG

Ensemble Member

Joan is a New Orleans-based scenographer creating costumes, sets, and lights for theatre organizations throughout the region.  She holds an MLA from LSU, an MFA from Tulane, and a BFA from Kent State.

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MATTHEW THOMPSON

Ensemble Member

Matthew is a locally based actor and playwright who holds a BFA in Theatre Studies from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. He is honored to be in the company of such talented theatre artists.

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ANNA TOUJAS

Ensemble Member

Anna was born in Busan, South Korea, but shortly after, put down roots in New Orleans. Since then, she has enjoyed performing with local theatre companies throughout the Crescent City.

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ALEX MARTINEZ WALLACE

Ensemble Member

Alex grew up in and around Boston, Massachusetts, where he began acting professionally for stage and film at the age of five. He honed his craft through the north shore’s professional and most cutting edge theatres.

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TENAJ WALLACE

Artistic Director

​Tenaj is a New Orleans-born actress, director, and dancer. She studied acting, voice and movement at The Neighborhood Playhouse and has been performing professionally for over 15 years in dance, theatre, television, and film.

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MEGAN WHITTLE

Ensemble Member

A native of Kenner, Megan has been stage managing in the New Orleans theatre community for over a decade. During normal school hours, she teaches little kiddos in Newman’s Early Education Program.

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REID WILLIAMS

Ensemble Member

Reid is a New Orleans born and raised actor, and circus performer, who got his start in the Big Easy performing circus after Katrina. His love of physical performance quickly translated to a love of the craft of acting.

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KRISTIN WITT

Ensemble Member

Originally from New Jersey, Kristin has been an ensemble member of The NOLA Project since 2009. She studied for four years at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in NYC and graduated from New York University in 2007.

ALUMNI MEMBERS

A.J. Allegra  •  Alex Ates  •  Jenny L. Billot  •  Beau Bratcher  •  Sarah Chatelain

Te'Era Coleman  •  Will Connolly  •  Sam Dudley  •  Sean Glazebrook

Claire Gresham  •  Matt Jackson  •  Grace Keith  •  Jason Kirkpatrick

Andrew Larimer  •  Shauna Leone  •  Pete McElligott  •  Cecile Monteyne

Alex Pomes  •  Laura Ramadei  •  Gab Reisman  •  Pamela D. Roberts

Mark Routhier  •  Kali Russell  •  Michael Aaron Santos  •  Ashley Ricord Santos

Janet Shea  •  Kathlyn Tarwater  •  Kenneth Thompson

Brittany N. Williams  •  James Yeargain

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