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AJ Allegra

A.J. Allegra is the current Artistic Director of The NOLA Project. A.J. is an original member of the company, along with original Artistic Director, founder, and friend Andrew Larimer. He moved down to New Orleans after graduating from NYU with other members of The NOLA Project in 2007 and could not be happier about it. His credits with the company include The Misanthrope, Cloud Nine, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Wind in the Willows, The Beignet Plays, JB, A Kingdom of Statues by James Bartelle, What, Has This Thing Appeared Again Tonight? by Jim Fitzmorris, Assassins, Poona the Fuckdog, Taste by Gabrielle Reisman, Mr. Marmalade, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Almost an Evening, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and probably many more by the time you read this. He has been nominated for seven Big Easy Awards and has won two, for directing Assassins and acting in Mr. Marmalade. He also teaches full-time at NOCCA in the Musical Theatre and Drama departments. He recommends to all artists visiting this website to come down to New Orleans and give it a try.