Sick Notes: Release Party
with music by Les Cenelles
Friday, April 8 from 7 - 10 pm
Beauregard-Keyes House (1113 Chartres St.)
$15 - 30 sliding scale

 On Friday, April 8th Goat in the Road invites you to come in-person (IN PERSON!) to celebrate the release of our very first multimedia online experience, Sick Notes: Letter from an Epidemic.  The night will feature select readings by the Sick Notes actor/creators, snacks and adult beverages, a champagne toast, and a performance by our favorite string ensemble, Les Cenelles. While the website is already live and viewable, we are taking the opportunity to celebrate Sick Notes in-person, in the beautiful location where it was filmed. Tickets available at www.goatintheroadproductions.org.

The Music:
Les Cenelles is a contemporary string ensemble exploring the Creole diaspora through melody and memory.  The group honors their cultural ancestors, and preserves the plurality of their experiences, through a prismatic and contemporary lens. Featuring Goat in the Road ensemble members Denise Frazier and Peter Bowling.

What is Sick Notes?
Sick Notes is a unique digital experience that combines performance, historical fiction, and digital video in order to bring to life the 1878 New Orleans Yellow Fever Epidemic. The project, a series of fictional letters written by New Orleans residents at the time, reflects our society’s response to public health emergencies. Digital visitors can explore the website, following different characters through their journey of the outbreak. Each character represents a different piece of 19th century New Orleans: Adeline, who runs a boarding house; Joe, her partner; Eleanor, the milliner downstairs; Moss, the conman; Caolfhoinn, the Irish domestic; and Carlota, a Cuban woman headed back to her country of origin. You can check out the full experience atsicknotes.org.