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is a multidisciplinary artist who has fused mental health activism with edgy performance art, music, and film since 2016. Her dedication to thriving with a mental illness informs her art & her advocacy. With her musical GET OUT ALIVE, Nikki made history as the first Black female playwright to be produced by American Music Theatre Project and the first Steppenwolf Theatre Company LookOut Series artist to present at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Her project is now optioned by Tony & Grammy Award winning producers Octopus Theatricals, and is currently in development. The world premiere of her directorial debut film, Happy Songs About Unhappy Things, screened at Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival.  Following a successful festival run it is now being developed into a feature film.  LEARN MORE

"All I care about is music, art, & living in a way that makes me not wanna die."

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THE MUSICAL
THE SONGS
THE DOCUSERIES
THE VISUALS

GET OUT ALIVE

The most fun you’ll ever have while talking about depression.

Get Out Alive is a new autobiographical musical by indie artist, actor and activist Nikki Lynette. Equal parts raucous, tender, intelligent and triumphant, this afrogoth musical breaks new ground as an unexpectedly energetic retelling of a young woman’s experience with abuse, grief, and suicide. Nikki’s offbeat and honest approach to sharing her mental health journey delights traditional theater audiences as well as newcomers to the arts. By using storytelling, dance, immersive visual media and a live DJ, Lynette’s bold stage show has been wowing critics and is being regarded as the first of its kind.

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GET OUT ALIVE

The most fun you’ll ever have while talking about depression.

Get Out Alive is a new autobiographical musical by indie artist, actor and activist Nikki Lynette. Equal parts raucous, tender, intelligent and triumphant, this afrogoth musical breaks new ground as an unexpectedly energetic retelling of a young woman’s experience with abuse, grief, and suicide. Nikki’s offbeat and honest approach to sharing her mental health journey delights traditional theater audiences as well as newcomers to the arts. By using storytelling, dance, immersive visual media and a live DJ, Lynette’s bold stage show has been wowing critics and is being regarded as the first of its kind.

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I’m a social impact artist using visual art, performance art and film to activate for mental health awareness. I ain’t scared to talk about scary shit. My work intends to provoke discussion about the true ugliness and the beauty of our own inner worlds, which hopefully inspires empathy & compassion for others. LEARN MORE

HAPPY SONGS ABOUT

UNHAPPY THINGS

A Docuseries About Mental Health

One in four people in the world will be affected by mental health issues in their lives. In her new documusical “Happy Songs About Unhappy Things”, indie artist Nikki Lynette is forcing us to confront the stigma in ways we never have before.

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HAPPY SONGS ABOUT

UNHAPPY THINGS

A Docuseries About Mental Health

One in four people in the world will be affected by mental health issues in their lives. In her new documusical “Happy Songs About Unhappy Things”, indie artist Nikki Lynette is forcing us to confront the stigma in ways we never have before.

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REACH OUT

GET INVOLVED

I did a TEDx Talk. You can't tell me NOTHING.

Nikki Lynette is a trained Lived Experience Speaker through the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI,) the largest grassroots mental health organization in the country. As part of NAMI Chicago’s Ending the Silence program, Nikki has spoken to over a thousand teens and families about her journey as a suicide survivor. In 2021 she was honored by NAMI Chicago with the prestigious Ambassador of the Year Award. In 2022, she was voted onto NAMI Chicago’s Board of Directors. NAMI Chicago is the first NAMI branch in the country to become a 24 hour 988 Mental Health Crisis & Suicide Prevention Hotline.

Ain't nothing wrong with me.
I just got a mental illness.

Since I finished my first film, I’ve won 4 awards, hosted a podcast on iHeartRadio, taught myself to edit movies, got my film into over a dozen festivals, performed in Montreal, performed a 19 show run of my play, dropped a TEDxTalk that went viral, licensed songs to tv shows, got standing ovations at the biggest theater festival in the country, got my docuseries funded & more… And I did it all with mental health issues.

People like us ain’t waiting around for anyone to respect us. It’s our time right the fuck now.

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