If you’re not guilty, what are you afraid of?
McAlester Daily is a professor of ethics who finds himself accidentally entangled with the police. After saving an officer’s life, McAlester is hailed as a hero—but as questions mount and his refusal to conform raises red flags, the system begins to see him as something else.
In a society quick to judge and slow to understand, Not Nobody is an intriguing, funny and powerful portrait of one man trying to be heard on his own terms.
★★★★ "The whole Law & Order franchise should have dialogue this crackling" – New York Notebook
"The anarchist legal drama we need right now"
"A spicy and irresistibly puckish repudiation of the whole rotten system"
"Dykstra is an actor's playwright, crafting lines that he knows will sound great in the mouths of his castmates, and none of them disappoint" – TheaterMania
"Not Nobody smartly portrays a moral dilemma between the fairness of the judicial system and a person's decision whether or not to cooperate with it. When you see Not Nobody, it will encourage significant conversations. It is a story for our times. See it while you can!” – BroadwayWorld
“Brian Dykstra’s work provides the startling immediacy that makes live performance feel so alive!” –Variety
“Brian Dykstra is a master of language.” -Huffington Post
“Working against expectations is part of Dykstra’s game.” –Syracuse New Times
"Brian Dykstra wields a monologue like a sword!” -Variety
“Brian Dykstra works wonders with Language.” -Broadway World
"Brian Dykstra is not one of those playwrights who thinks that the American theater is supposed to be an aspirin for the middle class." -Syracuse New Times
“Brian Dykstra can make you think as hard as you laugh!” -The Village Voice
“Brian Dykstra refuses timidity.” -Ithaca Times
“It is Dykstra’s talent for writing dialogue that provides exciting sparring.” -Cincinnati Post
“He’s scary smart.” -Woman Around Town
"Dykstra does a masterful job with the dialogue.” –Berkshire On Stage
“Lenny Bruce would have saluted – maybe even toked a joint with Brian Dykstra.” -Curtain Up