2022 - 23, A Big Year for Goat in the Road!
Shannon Flaherty
July 2023
Summer is scorching in New Orleans, and we’re catching our breath, cleaning up the office, and reflecting on the 2022-2023 season, the company’s biggest year in history.
Total Audience Reach: 5,000
Play/Write Student Reach: 500
Goat in the Schools Reach: 1,700
In August 2022, we hosted our 13th annual Play/Write Showcase at the University of New Orleans (UNO). This two day event, rescheduled from May 2022 (thanks COVID!), presented 16 plays written by New Orleans students, performed by local theater companies.
In October 2022 we opened The Family Line, our newest immersive historical play set at the BK House, which ran for 13 weeks. The play, which was about the 1892 General Strike, was a huge success with sold out houses, over 2,000 people attending. In addition, The Family Line won two Big Easy Awards: one for Best Play and one for Best Director(s) - co-directors Richon May Wallace and Chris Kaminstein!
In February 2023, we remounted Roleplay in collaboration with Tulane University students and staff. Roleplay examines sexual violence and campus culture at the University, and reached 800 students.
From February - April 2023 GRP’s touring youth show, Goat in the Schools, visited 11 schools, had two public performances, and was enjoyed by over 1,700 audience members.
This spring we hosted two Play/Write Showcases:
April 19: our first ever Showcase in St. Bernard Parish at Nunez Community College. Eight student plays were brought to life by Goat in the Road, the Coffee House Players, and Prescription Joy.
May 15 & 16: our 14th annual Play/Write Showcase at UNO, a two day affair that presented 16 student plays.
In addition, we added 11 new ensemble members and four new board members as we continue to grow the Goat family!
Thank you to all who made this season a huge success!