The Uninvited: Reconstruction Cycle #2
Shannon Flaherty
Goat in the Road and Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses present a new immersive play set in the Gallier House.
The Uninvited
Friday, January 10 - Saturday, March 7, 2020
Two shows per night: 6 pm and 8 pm
Gallier House, 1132 Royal St. (Entrance and ticketing at 1128 Royal St.)
The Uninvited runs 90 minutes.
Set in 1874, The Uninvited follows nine characters who live in, or orbit around, the Gallier House. It is six years after architect James Gallier Jr.’s death, and his wife, two of his daughters, and household staff members Charity and Rene are preparing for an evening of entertaining when a mob of young men passes by, seeking to re-segregate the integrated school next door. News of the mob and an uninvited guest disrupt the household and expose the race and class divisions embedded in the characters’ lives. The event is based on a real-life incident that took place in December 1874.
Directed by Chris Kaminstein & Kiyoko McCrae
Set Design by Owen Ever
Costume Design by Kaci Thomassie
Lighting Design by Joshua Courtney
Stage Manager: Kit Sternberger
Asst. Stage. Manager: Mary Davis
Asst. Costume Designer: Baylee Robertson
Featuring: Brian Egland, Shannon Flaherty, Darci Fulcher, Ian Hoch, Dylan Hunter, Tenaj Jackson, Grace Kennedy, April Louise (first six weeks), Jessica Lozano, and Constance Thompson (last two weeks).
The Uninvited was created by the lead artist team (Shannon Flaherty, Denise Frazier, Owen Ever, Chris Kaminstein, and Kiyoko McCrae) and the ensemble, as well as Abéo Tibbs.
The Uninvited is the second historical, immersive performance created by GRP. The Stranger Disease, which premiered in March 2018, was a collaboration with the Louisiana State Museum and Friends of the Cabildo. The show won four Big Easy Theatre Awards (Best Play, Best Director, Best Ensemble, and Best Original Work of Theatre), as well as a 2019 History in Progress Award and an Award of Excellence from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH). These awards are the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history.
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Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses is owned by The Woman's Exchange of New Orleans, which was organized in 1881 by women who dared to make a difference in the lives of other women. This legacy continues through the promotion of cultural preservation (of life in the Vieux Carre), thereby inspiring a sense of place and civic pride in New Orleans today. www.hgghh.org
Goat in the Road Productions is a New Orleans based performance ensemble dedicated to the production of original and invigorating new works of theatre, dance, performance art, and educational programming. www.goatinroadproductions.org
Funding for The Uninvited has been provided by the Gustaf W. McIlhenny Foundation, the New Orleans Theatre Association, the RosaMary Foundation, the Fertel Foundation, and the Jazz & Heritage Foundation. Goat in the Road’s 2019-20 season is supported in part by a Community Arts Grant made possible by the City of New Orleans and administered by the Arts Council New Orleans, as well as by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency.
Photos from our February 2019 workshop:
*Photo credit to Josh Brasted.