New Orleans (WDSU) — Corey Williams Jr. a 7-year-old, lost both his mom and dad to gun violence within just months of one another. Unfortunately, it’s a sad reality many kids face in New Orleans.

Ruby Bridges, Gail Etienne, Tessie Prevost and Leona Tate were the first Black children in New Orleans allowed into previously all-white schools in 1965 when segregation ended in public schools.

When the curtain rises on a theater stage and a hush falls over the darkened seats, there's a moment in which reality and fantasy seem to merge. That's when theatergoers might sense a presence. Or, ...