Goat in the Road showcases fifth-grade playwrights; free performances announced for March 29 and April 16

Goat in the Road Productions representatives presented the nonprofit’s fifth-grade playwright program to the St. Bernard Parish School Board and announced two free, family-friendly public performances.

Eleanor Frederick Humphrey, education director for Goat in the Road Productions, and Chris Kamenstein, co-artistic director, told the board the touring show “Goat in the Schools” will present four student-written plays at Dockville at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 29. The organizations will present a larger playwright showcase at Nunez Community College at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16; the showcase will present nine plays written by students across the parish.

Humphrey said each student in the program writes a play and receives a published copy; some students keep copies on a shelf, some perform their plays and “you can sell your play. It’s yours,” she said.

The presenters thanked the foundation that supports the program and noted that alumni groups from Chalmette High School will perform student-written plays at the Nunez showcase. Board members praised the program’s contribution to student writing and said several board members had family members who participated in prior years.

The board and Goat in the Road representatives emphasized the role of the supporting foundation in enabling the program; program organizers said the showcase would be free and family friendly and invited the community to attend.