19. From Ordinary to Extraordinary

"Brain, I love you. We are SO smart! Thanks for all of that help 15 years ago" - Ethan, age 15. Bringing you holiday magic, Project-style, we have Ethan's fiction piece from Radiomaking; an interview between Smart Partners Nikolai & Alex Gould; and Nora Fox's performance of Money, lyrics by Kiara, music by Jarrett Murray, from our Songmaking concert 2018 - Songs of Hell's Kitchen. - - - - - The Members: Ethan, Nikolai, & Kiara. Project Volunteers: Frankie Alvarez, Joanna Parson (Web: joannaparson.com; Twitter: @jtparson), Clayton Grimm (Web: claytongrimm.com), Alex Gould (Web: alexjgould.com; Instagram: agouldini), Nora Fox (Web: NoraFoxMusic.com; Instagram: Nora_Fox), & Jarrett Murray (Web: JarrettMurrayMusic.com; Social: JarrettMurrayMusic). The PROJcast theme song was written by Justin & Eric March (Twitter: @eriqmarch), and is performed by Rebecca, Nicole, and Marinda Anderson (Instagram: @marindaanderson, Twitter: @marindanderson). - - - - - A production of The 52nd Street Project, a non-profit arts education organization working with children (ages 9 - 18) in Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan. The Project brings kids together with adult artists to create original work for the theater. The PROJcast offers a behind-the-scenes view of the work of the Project as the kids create and explore theater as well as other art forms, such as song, dance, poetry, film and more. Long term-mentoring relationships form the basis of much of the Project's work, and these episodes will feature reporting, stories, performances and interviews with kids and adults. The 52nd Street Project is supported by The Altman Foundation, & The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. - - - - - Connect with us! Website: 52project.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/52ndStProject/ & https://www.facebook.com/PROJcast Twitter: @52ndstreetproject Instagram: @52ndstreetproject You can support our work by going to 52project.org/donate.