The Uninvited

ACTOR / DEVISER

The Hermann Grima and Gallier Historic Houses (HGGHH) team up with a group of artists from Goat in the Road productions in the creation of a new immersive play based on the history and inhabitants of Gallier Historic House (1132 Royal Street). The show will explore class, race, and the life of the Gallier family in 19th-century New Orleans.

Set in 1874, The Uninvited follows nine characters who live in, or orbit around, the Gallier House. It is six years after architect James Gallier Jr.’s death, and his wife, two of his daughters, and household staff members Charity and Rene are preparing for an evening of entertaining when a mob of young men passes by, seeking to re-segregate the integrated school next door. News of the mob and an uninvited guest disrupt the household and expose the race and class divisions embedded in the characters’ lives. The event is based on a real-life incident that took place in December 1874.

Featuring: Brian Egland, Shannon Flaherty, Darci Jens Fulcher, Ian Hoch, Dylan Hunter, Tenaj Jackson, Grace Kennedy, April Louise, Jessica Lozano.

Goat in the Road Productions

Jan 2020 - March 2020

*Photo credit to Josh Brasted.