The 4th annual Play/Write Showcase moves to Chalmette Cultural Arts Center!

Goat in the Road Productions (GRP) and the Meraux Foundation are excited to announce the fourth annual Play/Write Showcase in St. Bernard Parish on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. This year’s Showcase, featuring eight student plays written by fifth-grade students from St. Bernard Parish Public Schools, will be performed at a new location: the Chalmette Cultural Arts Center (2600 Palmisano Blvd). The student plays will be presented by Goat in the Road, Prescription Joy, and SHINE Productions. The event is free and family-friendly. 

Play/Write Showcase

Wednesday, April 15 at 7 pm

Chalmette Cultural Arts Center (2600 Palmisano Blvd., Chalmette, LA)

8 student-written plays performed by professional, adult actors.
Free! Reserve tickets here.

This year’s plays are:
Attack of the Alien Turtle by Benjamin Reeks from Arabi Elementary
Wishing for a Puppy by Arianny Sanchez from Chalmette Elementary

I Want Some King Cake by Thomas McMullin from Joseph J. Davies Elementary
The Pick Me Pizzas by Alyssa Franatovich from J.F. Gauthier Elementary
Mommy, Daddy, Please! by Kelci Gardner from Lacoste Elementary

A Cat From France by Ryann Littles from Arlene Meraux Elementary
The Stuff by Tevaun King from W. Smith Jr. Elementary

Crazy Bananas! by Isabella Thiel from W. Smith Jr. Elementary

These shows will be performed by: Goat in The Road, Prescription Joy, and Shine Productions. 

The Play/Write Showcases are the culmination of yearlong playwriting and theatre classes taught in 11 New Orleans area schools to 475 fifth and sixth-grade students. Throughout the program, GRP teaching artists instruct students on the fundamentals of playwriting and revision. Each student writes eight short plays and chooses one to turn into a full-length play. This year, twenty-four plays will be presented in two Showcases in Orleans and St. Bernard parishes.