If you've ever wanted to see a talking part-robot dog, what it's like to have a tiger as a pet, or watch a ghost box a hippie, then this show is for you! 

Goat in the Schools Public Show
Saturday, March 28 at 10 am
Catapult (609 St. Ferdinand)
FREE!

Doors open at 9:45 am.
There will be snacks and a few activities for kids beforehand.

Goat in the Schools is family-friendly and suitable for ages 3 and older.

This year’s show features:
Pool Trip by Aiyris Lewis
The Pothole by Shaquille Bass
One More Bird by Ella McDermott
The Brain Rot Hotel by Christopher Carter

Performed by Eleanor Frederic-Humphrey, KC Simms,
Directed by Richon May
Props and costumes by Emma Barron
Sound design by Dylan Hunter
Stage management by Kit Sternberger

Bingo Night: A Fall Celebration!
Friday, November 21 from 6 - 9 pm
Catapult (609 St. Ferdinand St.)
Tickets $15 - $60, available Nov. 1

Goat in the Road’s annual event will be a fall celebration with seasonal food, activities for the kiddos, delicious drinks, and many, many, (many), rounds of bingo. Come on out to have fun and support GRP!

Goat in the School FREE public show
Friday, August 15 at 10:30 am
Lafon Performing Arts Center
275 Judge Edward Dufresne Pkwy, Luling, LA

Following the show, there will be a 30 minute playwriting workshop that is open to all.

GITS is approximately 35 minutes long. It is appropriate for ages 3+.

Find out more about Goat in the School here!

Goat in the Schools on tour: summer 2025!

Performance at the Lousiana Children’s Museum
15 Henry Thomas Dr, New Orleans, LA 70124
Show is in the atrium
Free with museum admission, no reservation necessary

Goat in the Schools on tour: summer 2025!

Performance at Leroy D. Williams Memorial Library
170 W 10th St, Reserve, LA 70084
Free! No reservation necessary
The show will be followed by a short playwriting workshop

The St. Bernard Play/Write Showcase
Wednesday, April 16 at 7 - 8:30 pm
Nunez Community College Auditorium
3710 Paris Rd.
Free and great for all ages!

8 plays from all 7 St. Bernard elementary schools performed by:
- Down Stage Left
- Goat in the Road
- Prescription Joy

Join us for a night of theatre hilarity and joy like no other!

Thank you to the Meraux Foundation for making the Play/Write program possible in St. Bernard.

Saturday, March 29 at 10 am
Docville
(5124 E. St., St. Bernard Hwy, Violet)
Doors open at 9:45 am
FREE!

There will be activities and snacks before and after the show.
Great for ages 3 and up!

Goat in the Schools is GRP's youth theatre show, and the only touring production in New Orleans that features student-written plays performed by professional actors. Each year, GRP chooses four plays written by middle school students in the Play/Write program, stages them with professional actors and designers, and then brings them to local schools (2,000+ students).

The 2024 - 25 school year is GRP’s eighth year bringing Goat in the Schools to New Orleans students!

This year’s show features:
A Day at the Beach by Alexa Urquia
Evil Cyanide Poisons Water by Harlan Houston
The Secret Invasion by Isaiah Briggs
Wanna Go to Dallas? by Ron’nae Harris

Performed by:
Eleanor Frederic-Humphrey
Alexandria Miles
KC Simms
Maggie Tonra

Directed by: Richon May
Stage Manager: Kit Sternberger
Set/Props/Costume Design: Emma Barron
Sound Design: Dylan Hunter

Goat in the Schools Public Performance: Orleans Parish
Saturday, March 8 at 2 pm
Catapult (609 St. Ferdinand St.)

This show is suitable for children ages 3 and up all those young at heart.
Doors will open at 1:45pm.
There will be a few kid-friendly activities and light refreshments.

Goat in the Schools features:
A Day at the Beach by Alexa Urquia
Evil Cyanide Poisons Water by Harlan Houston
The Secret Invasion by Isaiah Briggs
Wanna Go to Dallas? by Ron’nae Harris

Performed by:
Eleanor Frederic-Humphrey
Alexandria Miles
KC Simms
Maggie Tonra

Director: Richon May
Stage Manager: Kit Sternberger
Set/Props/Costume Design: Emma Barron
Sound Design: Dylan Hunter

Goat in the Schools is GRP's youth theatre show, and the only touring production in New Orleans that features student-written plays performed by professional actors. Each year, GRP chooses four plays written by middle school students in the Play/Write program, stages them with professional actors and designers, and then brings them to local schools (2,000+ students). 

Spooky Bingo Night
Friday, October 25 from 6 - 10 pm
Catapult (609 St. Ferdinand St.)
Tickets $20 - $60

Family friendly - kids 12 and under are free.
Get two free bingo tickets if you arrive in costume!

Goat in the Road’s annual event features food, drink, and many, many rounds of bingo. Come on out (in costume!) to have fun and support GRP!

Ticket packages:

Bingo Basic ($20 Package)
Dinner, five bingo cards 

Bingo Plus ($40 Package)
Dinner, drink, ten bingo cards 

Bingo Boingo ($60 Package):
Dinner, drink, fifteen bingo cards, a limited release Goat in the Road swag item 

The Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) and Goat in the Road Productions (GRP) are excited to announce the launch of the Walter Anderson Museum Audio Experience on Saturday, September 28 from 1 - 7 pm. 

This is not an ordinary museum audio guide. It is a 360 degree listening experience that puts listeners at the very center of Anderson’s story; overhearing imagined conversations, listening to clips from almost a dozen interviews with those who knew him best, and bringing the sounds of the natural world into the museum with high tech mastery. 

Audio Experience Launch and Reception
September 28, 2024
1-  4PM: Audio Experience Launch
5 - 7PM: Reception
Both the experience and reception are free

Guests are invited to sign up online for a time slot. Slots available beginning at the following times: 1PM, 2PM, 3PM, and 4PM for 20 guests each. A live reading and Q & A with Goat in the Road Productions and others that worked on the project will begin at 5PM with a reception to follow.

The Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) and Goat in the Road Productions (GRP) are excited to announce the launch of the Walter Anderson Museum Audio Experience on Saturday, September 28 from 1 - 7 pm. 

This is not an ordinary museum audio guide. It is a 360 degree listening experience that puts listeners at the very center of Anderson’s story; overhearing imagined conversations, listening to clips from almost a dozen interviews with those who knew him best, and bringing the sounds of the natural world into the museum with high tech mastery. 

Audio Experience Launch and Reception
September 28, 2024
1-  4PM: Audio Experience Launch
5 - 7PM: Reception
Both the experience and reception are free
Sign up here

Guests are invited to sign up online for a time slot. Slots available beginning at the following times: 1PM, 2PM, 3PM, and 4PM for 20 guests each. A live reading and Q&A with Goat in the Road Productions and others that worked on the project will begin at 5PM with a reception to follow.

Walter Anderson Audio Experience Launch and Reception
Saturday, Sept. 28
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
(510 Washington Ave., Ocean Springs, MS)
1-  4PM: Audio Experience Launch
5 - 7PM: Reception
Both the experience and reception are free

Goat in the Road has been working with the Walter Anderson Museum of Arts in Ocean Springs, MS, to premiere an audio experience that is not just a museum guide; it’s storytelling, it's imagined time travel, it's collected interviews, it's sounds from the natural world, it’s a real experience y’all. Premiere: Saturday September 28th, then available...forever!

The St. Bernard Showcase is presented by Goat in the Road and the Meraux Foundation

St. Bernard Play/Write Showcase
Wednesday, April 24 at 7 pm
Nunez Community College Auditorium
(3710 Paris Rd., Chalmette, LA)
FREE! Family-friendly!
Reservations are suggested

 At the Showcase, eight plays written by fifth students at St. Bernard schools 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 175 students involved in the Play/Write program this year.  

Performed by:
Goat in the Road
Prescription Joy
The Coffee House Players

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.

Goat in the Schools Public Performance
Saturday, March 2 from 10 - 10:45 am
Catapult (609 St. Ferdinand St.)
FREE!

Fun for the whole family!
Especially good for 4 - 10 year olds

Starring: Eleanor Humphrey, Dylan Hunter, Alexandria Miles,
and KC Simms
Directed by Richon May
Stage Managed by Kit Sternberger

The 2023 - 24 show features:
Survival of the Treacherous Biomes by Niyah Guillory
Bathroom Troubles by Zoe Ford
Alien Takeover by Skylee Barcelona
The Rainy Rejection by Randy Joseph

Come out and celebrate Halloween Goat style with as many rounds of spooky bingo as you can stand!

This year’s bingo will be hosted by the hilarious Ian Hoch (WWL Radio) and will support GRP’s 15th season.


Goat in the Road’s Spooky Bingo Night! 
Friday, October 27th 7pm - 10pm
609 St. Ferdinand St.
Tickets: $20 - $60


Spooky Bingo Night will feature:

• 30 rounds of BINGO with prizes from local businesses

• Free food!

• A mini haunted house

• A costume contest

• A donation bar with specialty seasonal cocktails

Kids 12 and under are admitted free!
Two free bingo cards if you arrive in costume!

AND first week of tickets are $5 off, just use the promo code: EARLY BIRD

Ticket Packages

Bingo Basic ($20 Package): Dinner + 5 bingo cards 

Bingo Plus ($40 Package): Dinner + 10 bingo cards + a drink

Bingo Boingo ($60 Package): Dinner + 15 bingo cards + a drink + a limited release Goat in the Road swag item 

Goat in the Road and the Meraux Foundation are excited to announce the first ever Play/Write Showcase in St. Bernard Parish!

St. Bernard Play/Write Showcase
Wednesday, April 19 at 7 pm
Nunez Community College Auditorium
(3710 Paris Rd., Chalmette, LA)
FREE! Family-friendly!
Reservations are suggested

At the Showcase, eight plays written by fifth-grade students from St. Bernard Parish Public Schools will be performed by local theatre companies.

The Play/Write performance groups are:

Goat in The Road -- Prescription Joy -- Coffee House Players

These companies’ adult performers will bring the students’ words from the page to the stage, celebrating the creativity of all 150 students involved in the Play/Write program this year.  

Participating schools include:

Arabi Elementary -- Arlene Meraux Elementary -- Chalmette Elementary

JF Gauthier Elementary -- Joseph Davies Elementary -- Lacoste Elementary

This is GRP’s 14th year conducting the award-winning Play/Write program, however, it is the first time that the program has been brought to St. Bernard students through funding provided by the Meraux Foundation. We are thrilled!

Another Goat in the Schools Public Show!!!

Friday, March 31 at 5 pm
Catapult (609 St. Ferdinand St.)
as part of Catapalouza
(Catapult's 10 year anniversary celebration hosted by Mondo Bizarro)
Free and family-friendly! No reservations required!

Come on out and see:
- The Ice Cream Machine
- Hot Pocket Factory
- Survival of the Treacherous Biomes
- Bathroom Troubles

Come enjoy Goat in the Road's annual (sort of) Bingo Night!

The hilarious Ian Hoch (WWL Radio) will be GRP’s host-with-the-most during this St. Patty’s Day turn-up that includes food, wine, beer, specialty drinks, great prizes, acerbic wit, and over 30 bingo rounds all night long!

Friday, March 17
7 - 10 pm
Catapult (609 St. Ferdinand St.)
Tickets $20 - $60
Kids 12 and under are admitted for free.

All proceeds from the Bingo Night event will support GRP’s two educational programs: Play/Write and Goat in the Schools.

-Play/Write is a year-long playwriting class offered to over 600 middle school students in public/charter schools throughout the Greater New Orleans area. The program is the winner of the 2017 Monte Meacham award from the American Alliance for Theater and Education.

-Goat in the Schools is a touring production of student-written plays that reaches over 2,000 students each year.

Please come out and enjoy this family-friendly event!

FREE Family Show!

Saturday, March 4
10 - 11 am
Catapult (609 St. Ferdinand St.)
FREE! NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!

Great for the whole family and particularly kids ages 4 - 10.

We are pleased to be presenting a free-to-the-public performance of our Goat in the Schools program this weekend: four shows written by middle school students, performed by professional actors, that will make you laugh and cry (with laughter).

Goat in the Schools features some of the best performers in the city, including Dylan Hunter, Nicholas Javon, Alexandria Miles, and Maggie Tonra.

2022 Play/Write Showcase
Monday, August 29 & Tuesday, August 30 at 7 pm
University of New Orleans’ Robert E. Nims Theatre (2000 Lakeshore Dr.)
FREE! Family-friendly!

Monday, August 29
8 plays from the International School of Louisiana & St. Mary’s Academy
performed by
Intramural Theater
KM Dance Project & Dancing Grounds
Beabourg Theatre

Tuesday, August 30
8 plays from Young Audiences Charter School Kate Middleton & Lawrence D. Crocker campuses
performed by
Prescription Joy
Maggie Tonra Presents
Goat in the Road

Play/Write consists of yearlong playwriting and theatre classes. Over the course of the year, each student writes eight original scripts, and chooses one to expand into a full length play. 16 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 performances are open to the students’ families and the public.

Reservations are not necessary for admittance.