Goat in the Road Productions

Play/Write is back in action! 🎭🎥✨

👀 Take a peek at what Ensemble Members are doing outside of GRP! 🐐✨

Goat in the Road Ensemble Members Denise Frazier and Peter J. Bowling have been working with the on a Lwisiyan francophone album and accompanying documentary film with and several other artists.

We look forward to hearing what develops!

It was recently announced that one of our new works “Carlota” received a National Performance Grant! We are so grateful to have received this award as we continue developing this project. We look forward to sharing this story with you!

The ice cream machine is NOT WORKING today… and neither are we! Enjoy the day off if you can!

And, we GOAT you… with a few GRP updates! Coming this month: Fall Season Announcement, artist updates, event info, and more!

Stay tuned as GRP prepares to enter into the fall season!

Happy Summer from Goat in the Road! Hope it's a wonderful and relaxing one.

We are resting and rejuvenating and reflecting on all we did in 2023-24 (year 15).

We are proud to say that we:
- Sent $9,000 to Lisova Polyana Rehabilitation Center in Kyiv, Ukraine to provide direct aid to Ukrainian soldiers.
- Paid over $264,000 to artists in NOLA.
- Accomplished all the great things listed in our graphic!

More info coming about our next season in August.

A huge round of applause goes to Cassandra Erb, Chris Kaminstein, and April Louise for representing Goat in the Road at the 2024 Canadian Association for Theatre Research Conference! The trio led a panel discussion sharing how the works of GRP uplift and advocate for Social Justice, Leadership, and Care in Performance! Thank you, Cassandra for all of your work to make this possible! We look forward to many more opportunities to collaborate across the nation!

Carlota rehearsals are in full swing with a visit from .nola founder Tomás Montoya and Jebney Lewis! Thank you to all have contributed during this research and work-in progress phase of GRP’s FIRST MUSICAL!

Another great year of Play/Write in St. Bernard!

5th-grade playwrights in St. Bernard see their works performed by local pros Aliens, penguins, dancing storms, and famed TV art instructor Bob Ross’ relentless quest for chicken nuggets were a few of the zany elements in the recent Goat in the Road

Have you heard?!

We are so proud and honored to announce that we have received a New England Foundation for the Arts National Theater Grant for Carlota!

The National Theater Project (NTP) promotes the development and touring of artist-led, ensemble, and devised theater works. We are so elated to have been chosen for this grant and to be able to tell the story of Carlota!

Carlota is a new musical that will explore the life and descendents of Carlota Ruíz de González. The character is a historical composite created by Dr. Denise Frazier in 2018 as part of Goat in the Road’s immersive show, The Stranger Disease, and re-visited in the digital project, Sick Note: Letters from the Epidemic. Now, the company is creating a full musical experience based around Frazier’s work. The show will jump through generations, charting the way trauma and joy are passed down from one descendent to the next. Carlota is the story of how one person’s story can ripple down through time, lapping against our bodies and whispering to us.

Thank you to for this prestigious honor and to all who support The Goats!

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Twelve Theater Ensembles Receive National Theater Project Awards | NEFA (Boston, MA) The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announces the 12 recipients of the National Theater Project Creation and Touring awards as well as the 12 recipients of Artist Development awards, totaling nearly $1.3 million in support to the field.

Play/Write is over… until next year!

Thanks to the hundreds of folks who came out last week for our Play/Write Showcase nights at the University of New Orleans. It was a wonderful celebration of student voice and youth writers, and we can’t wait to be back next year with more wonderful, hilarious, brain-melting plays!

A big shout out to all our playwrights, schools, the actors and companies who helped these plays come to life, and to all our funders who made this possible!

Whaaat?! Play/Write in Wyoming?! YES!

Help us spread the news about Relative Theatrics’ 2nd Annual Play/Write Showcase, Thursday, May 16th at 7PM at UW BCPA Thrust Theatre!

Since the fall of 2023, Relative Theatrics staff members and teaching artists Will Bowling, Kim Lockhart, and Sean Coyle, have been working with 5th graders at Linford and Spring Creek Elementaries, and 4th-6th graders at Rock River Elementary, to teach a 20-week curriculum that focuses on theatre art skills, and creative writing and literacy academic standards.

This showcase features actors and company members from Relative Theatrics, The Eppson Center’s Unexpected Company, The University of Wyoming’s theatre students from ASOPA, and a high school group from the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center in Sheridan!

This event is FREE and suitable for ALL AGES!

We are HOURS away from tonight’s Play/Write Showcase for the International School of Louisiana!

Today’s student show was nothing short of amazing! These young playwrights can’t wait to share their plays with the city of New Orleans tonight at UNO!

Their plays will be performed by Department of Theatre Arts & Dance, and Goat in the Road!

Reserve your seats now and meet us at UNO tonight!

Happening TODAY & Tuesday… The New Orleans Showcase! (Presented by Goat in the Road and the Theatre UNO)New Orleans Play/Write ShowcaseMonday, May 13 & Tuesday, May 14 at 7 pmUniversity of New Orleans’ Robert E. Nims Theatre(2000 Lakeshore Dr.)FREE! Family-friendly!
Reservations are encouraged!

At the Showcase, sixteen plays written by fifth and six-grade students from the Greater New Orleans area will be performed by local theatre companies.These companies’ adult performers will bring the students’ words from the page to the stage, celebrating the creativity of all 425 students involved in the Play/Write program this year. Each night a unique program!

MONDAY, 8 plays by students from the International School of LouisianaPerformed by:Goat in the RoadIntramural TheaterLoyola University Department of Theatre Arts & DanceThe NOLA Project

TUESDAY, 8 plays by students from Young Audiences Charter SchoolPerformed by: Blue Light Underground EnsembleGoat in the RoadJessica Podewell from Tulane UniversityKM Dance Project & Dancing GroundsThe Play/Write program consists of yearlong playwriting classes.

Over the course of the year, each student writes eight original scripts and chooses one to expand into a full-length play. Eight of these plays are chosen for the Showcase. All students will attend the Showcase event during a morning field trip, where they will receive a formatted and professionally bound copy of their script. The evening Showcase performance is open to the students’ families and the public.

Our 15 Year old heart is FULL! Thank you to every one for your generous donations on GiveNOLA Day! We count our campaign as a huge success having raised $14,690 with your donations and our donors who matched your contributions!

Your giving will help us in our efforts to bring to life some ambitious plans in the near future such as expanding Play/Write and curating a large scale long running immersive project in addition to our current programming!

We are grateful to everyone who spread the word and who has ever worked with and supported us in any facet to create and share art!

If you missed the opportunity to contribute for GiveNOLA Day, but would still like to do so, please follow the GRP donation link in our bio!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

GiveNOLADay ends at midnight, so you still have time to push us toward our goal of $15,000 for our 15th Year Anniversary!

Audience Feedback is what helps us keep telling stories that matter. You help us transform relevant information into stories that uplift and inspire.

We are grateful for you and moved by you to continue on for years to come! Thank you for every gift you give to keep us going! LET’S DO IT!

Shake it like a Polaroid picture with us while we look back on some of our past productions!

GRP has made 15 years of memories with promises of so much more. We need your support along the way!

The artists, photographers, set designers, directors, actors, students, patrons, parents, researchers, stage managers, and so many more share their talents with us throughout the years to create art we are all so proud to share.

None of this is possible without all of us and no role is too big or too small. Support us today in raising $15,000 for 15 years of collaboration and art making!

DOUBLE your donation by simply giving! All donation are MATCHED ALL DAY!

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All day, your DONATIONS will be MATCHED for Goat in the Road’s Give NOLA Day Campaign!

We’ve got some ambitious plans for the next 5 years and you can help us in continuing to develop our “outside of the box” new works… unlike these two dapper dudes in Our Man (2010) who decided to elect a tennis racquet named Ronald Reagan their president… inside of … a box.😅

Click the link in our bio to help us move along toward our goal! Thanks in advance for your support!

Over the past 15 Years, we have proudly created novel works for your inspiration and enjoyment! Please support our campaign to help us continue to expand our reach in telling impactful stories that last… like NUMB.

“With each playing more than one character, their work in using their voices and bodies to not only create human portraits but a time period as well is striking. In particular, their vocal work captures a rhythm that seems of another world… [Numb] lingers in the system long after the company has taken its final bow.”
- JIM FITZMORRIS, The New Orleans Advocate

Link: https://www.givenola.org/goat-in-the-road-productions

Ensemble Member Dylan Hunter is the Sound Designer for Two Elizas created and performed b y Jenny Mercein and directed by Lori Elizabeth and Ryder Thornton!

Show Information:
Described by Los Angeles critic Samantha Simmonds-Ronceros as “the personification of all that is perfect and true in a solo theatre play” and hailed by New Jersey critic Allen Neuner as “a one-woman tour-de-force,” the Hermann-Grima House is proud to present TWO ELIZAS by Jenny Mercein. This acclaimed solo show explores the true story of Jenny’s ancestor Eliza Mercein Barry and her landmark 1847 U.S. Supreme Court case, Barry v. Mercein, which established a woman’s right to retain custody of her child. In an emotionally gripping intergenerational reflection on resilience and women’s rights, Jenny mirrors her ancestor with her own trials and tribulations to motherhood. Don’t miss the show NJ Arts Maven called “a terrific character study of two very interesting women, alike in their feistiness, independence and pride” and “a poignant reminder that women have come a long way…and have a long way to go.”

Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/two-elizas-tickets-873629367957?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

Happening THIS MONTH… The New Orleans Showcase! (Presented by Goat in the Road and the Theatre UNO)

New Orleans Play/Write Showcase
Monday, May 13 & Tuesday, May 14 at 7 pm
University of New Orleans’ Robert E. Nims Theatre
(2000 Lakeshore Dr.)
FREE! Family-friendly!
Reservations are suggested

At the Showcase, sixteen plays written by fifth and six-grade students from the Greater New Orleans area will be performed by local theatre companies.

These companies’ adult performers will bring the students’ words from the page to the stage, celebrating the creativity of all 425 students involved in the Play/Write program this year. 

Each night a unique program!

MONDAY
8 plays by students from the International School of Louisiana

Performed by:
Goat in the Road
Intramural Theater
Loyola University Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
The NOLA Project  

TUESDAY
8 plays by students from Young Audiences Charter School

Performed by:
Blue Light Underground Ensemble
Goat in the Road
Jessica Podewell from Tulane University
KM Dance Project & Dancing Grounds

The Play/Write program consists of yearlong playwriting classes. Over the course of the year, each student writes eight original scripts and chooses one to expand into a full-length play. Eight of these plays are chosen for the Showcase. All students will attend the Showcase event during a morning field trip, where they will receive a formatted and professionally bound copy of their script. The evening Showcase performance is open to the students’ families and the public.

Are you tired of going to FREE shows?! If not, you’re in luck! Play/Write continues on May 13th and 14th!

Come join us in at UNO for a FREE night of fun for the whole family!

Thank you to for the coverage of our upcoming New Orleans Play/Write Showcases featuring professional theatre companies performing student written shows from The International School of Louisiana (Monday) and Young Audiences Charter Schools (Tuesday)!

Find more information here: https://www.offbeat.com/news/15th-annual-play-write-showcase-may-13-14/