Chris Kaminstein
Shannon Flaherty
Christopher Kaminstein is a writer, director, improviser, teaching artist, and co-Artistic Director of Goat in the Road Productions (GRP). He is known for his innovative theater directing, a commitment to an ensemble-based creative process, and using historical moments to analyze current social realities. Chris' most recent writing and co-directing credits for GRP include The Family Line (2022), The Uninvited (2020), Roleplay (2019), KindHumanKind in Concert (2019), The Stranger Disease (2018), Foreign to Myself (2017), and Numb (2014). He was named ‘Best Director’ with co-Director Richon May Wallace for the 2023 Big Easy Awards. The Stranger Disease won a Leadership in History Award from the American Alliance for State and Local Histories and Kaminstein was featured in an American Theatre article about GRP’s immersive history-based projects (March 2020). In addition, Chris is an experienced teaching artist and co-founder of the company's flagship educational program, Play/Write, which brings student plays to life with professional actors. Chris lives in New Orleans, LA.