PRODUCER COMPOSER CULTURAL CURATOR
PRODUCER COMPOSER CULTURAL CURATOR
BECOMING DOUGLASS COMMONWEALTH
Premieres Friday, April 16
As producer/director of this project, Nolan's documentary—produced through his NEWorks Productions—features interviews with: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Steny Hoyer, Rep James E Clyburn, Rep. Jamie Raskin, The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., The Honorable Muriel Bowser, The Honorable Vincent Gray, The Honorable Adrian Fenty, The Honorable Anthony Williams, The Honorable Sharon Pratt, Chairman Phil Mendelson, Former Chairwoman Linda Cropp, Former Councilmember William P Lightfoot, Ted Leonsis, Chef Jose Andres, Georgetown President John J. DeGioia, and more. #DCStatehoodNow
- Presented by Mayor Muriel Bowser
- A production of NEWorks Productions
- Produced & Directed by Nolan Williams, Jr.
- Hosted by Andrea Roane and Bruce Johnson
- Narrated by Ralph UriYah Wesley
EATOKRA / APPLE MAPS GUIDE
Nolan has partnered with EatOkra, a guide to Black-owned eateries, on an Apple Guide to Black-owned restaurants in the Philadelphia area, inspired by his new musical GRACE.
Woke! Digital Arts Campaign
If you like Nolan's "I Have A Right To Vote" Anthem, check out other projects produced as part of the WOKE! digital arts campaign, including an art exhibition featuring works by students from the Art Institutes of Atlanta, Virginia Beach, & Miami and curriculum curated with the Constitutional Rights Foundation.
CULTURAL CURATION
A creative innovator, Nolan has a long history of developing multifaceted programming that pairs performance, educational and visual arts projects with social impact initiatives. Click below to learn more about his curations from 2010 to present day.
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Social Practice Residency
Social Practice Residency
Social Practice Residency
In 2019, Nolan was named a Social Practice Resident at The Kennedy Center REACH. His focal project has been the development of STIRRING THE WATERS ACROSS AMERICA, his theatrical concert production that highlights seminal moments of the modern Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1968. Click here to view the gallery of images that chronicle his residency.
Music Publications
Social Practice Residency
Social Practice Residency
Nolan is chief music editor of the bestselling African American Heritage Hymnal. Released by GIA Publications in 2001, this landmark compilation has sold nearly 500K copies worldwide. Nolan is also associate editor of Total Praise, the 2012 hymnal developed for the eight-million-member National Baptist Convention, USA, and third-most cont
Nolan is chief music editor of the bestselling African American Heritage Hymnal. Released by GIA Publications in 2001, this landmark compilation has sold nearly 500K copies worldwide. Nolan is also associate editor of Total Praise, the 2012 hymnal developed for the eight-million-member National Baptist Convention, USA, and third-most contributing arranger of Lead Me, Guide Me - Second Edition, an African American Catholic hymnal (2012).
Special Recognitions
Social Practice Residency
Special Recognitions
Nolan's honors include: Playwright, 44th Humana Festival of New American Plays (2020); 2019-20 Kennedy Center Social Practice Residency; 2019 Arts Advocacy Award, Kennedy Center National Committee for the Performing Arts; Roe Green Playwright, 2018 Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival; 2017 W.E.B. Du Bois Arts & Education Awa
Nolan's honors include: Playwright, 44th Humana Festival of New American Plays (2020); 2019-20 Kennedy Center Social Practice Residency; 2019 Arts Advocacy Award, Kennedy Center National Committee for the Performing Arts; Roe Green Playwright, 2018 Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival; 2017 W.E.B. Du Bois Arts & Education Award; 2013 honorary Doctor of Music, Richmond Virginia Seminary; 2012 American Cancer Society Award; 2012 Genius4Men Award.