NICK TROTTA IS AN ACTOR WHO VIEWS HIS ARTISTRY AS AN ATTEMPT TO REESTABLISH THE VIRTUE AND APPEAL OF THE UNFAMILIAR, PERHAPS EVEN THE ARCANE, AS CENTRAL ELEMENTS OF HIS STORYTELLING. HE SEEKS TO TRANSPORT HIS AUDIENCES TO PLACES THEY NEVER EXPECTED TO GO AND DISCOVER SOMETHING OF THEMSELVES. NICK HOPES TO CONFRONT THE AGE OF SO-CALLED RELATABILITY IN MEDIA WITH THE SPECTER OF DIFFERENCE, SUCH AS HE CAN PROVIDE IT, AS A WAY TO EVOKE WONDER, CURIOSITY, AND EMPATHY.