The NOMAD Project: Location-Inspired Stories

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

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. 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

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.

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

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.

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

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