Gailey Road Audio: Recent Episodes
Gailey Road Productions
Welcome to Gailey Road Audio Plays. Gailey Road is a place where “research meets theatre and theatre meets research”. Our first audio-play Out at School (2021) was created from excerpts from interviews undertaken with 37 LGBTQ families about their experiences in Ontario schools between 2014 and 2020. Our second audio-play, The Love Booth and Other Plays (coming in 2023) is a set of seven short plays about queer and trans activism and care in the 1970s and early 1980s. Listen to Scene 1 of The Love Booth here.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home.
A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.
Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein
Director: Jenny Salisbury
Beverley Rotter: Beth Anne Cole
Iris De La Cruz: Neta Rose
Musician, singer: Kael Reid
Our Funders
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant
- Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto
- New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto
Writing contributions from Jenny Salisbury, Alec Butler
Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein
Director: Jenny Salisbury
Chrystos: Alec Butler
Leanne Simpson: Nicole-Joy Fraser
Drummers: Alec Butler, Don Kerr
Musician: Kael Reid
Our Funders
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant
- Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto
- New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto
Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein
Director: Jenny Salisbury
Cheslea Goodwin: Savannah Burton
Sylvia Rivera: Rosalind Goodwin
Musician, singer: Kael Reid
Our Funders
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant
- Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto
- New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto
Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein
Director: Jenny Salisbury
Musician, singer: Kael Reid
Barbara Gittings: Moynan King
Our Funders
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant
- Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto
- New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto
Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein
Director: Jenny Salisbury
Audre Lorde: Sashoya Simpson
Barbara Smith: Sierra Haynes
Musician, singer: Kael Reid
Our Funders
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant
- Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto
- New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto
Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein
Director: Jenny Salisbury
Musician: Kael Reid
Our Funders
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant
- Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto
- New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto
Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein
Director: Jenny Salisbury
Barbara Gittings: Moynan King
Kay Tobin Lahusen: Mary Ellen MacLean
Dr. Anonymous: Ty Walkland
Musician, singer: Kael Reid
Our Funders
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant
- Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto
- New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto
Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein
Director: Jenny Salisbury
Shirley Chisholm: Lashae Watson
The Advance Men: Ryan Singh, Ty Walkland
Musician, singer: Kael Reid
Our Funders
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant
- Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto
- New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto
Goldstein, Tara and Friesen, Doug (Producers). (2023, Mar 1)Tara talks to Christopher Campbell about the completion of The RISE project, a research-based curriculum framework that’s been developed for teacher education around issues of gender and sexuality at school. To read more about The RISE project go to: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/rise/
Goldstein, Tara and Friesen, Doug (Producers). (2023, June 1).
Tara talks to artist researcher Jenny Salisbury about The Love Booth and Other Plays, a verbatim theatre project that marks the 50th anniversary of the delisting of homosexuality from the American Psychological Association’s Diagnostic Statistical Manual. To read more about The Love Booth and Other Plays Project click here: gaileyroad.com/the-love-booth-other-plays
Goldstein, Tara and Friesen, Doug (Producers) (2021, Apr 1). [Audio podcast].
Tara talks to Glynnis Lieb, Executive Director of the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services at the Faculty of Education, University of Alberta. Episode 4 is the last episode of Season 3. Please join us when the podcast returns next fall.
Goldstein, Tara and Friesen, Doug (Producers). (2021, Sept 1). [Audio podcast].
Tara talks to Karleen Pendleton Jiménez, at the Faculty of Education, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Goldstein, Tara and Friesen, Doug (Producers). (2021, Sept 1). [Audio podcast].
Tara talks to Lee Airton, the Lead Researcher behind an exciting new advocacy website on gender expression and gender identity: www.gegi.ca
Goldstein, Tara and Friesen, Doug. (Producers). (2021, Dec 1) [Audio Podcast]
Tara talks to Camille Blanchard Séguin, Jared Boland, and Miriam Greenblatt about the challenges of creating gender neutral language practices in French and the activism of youth in French language schools around issues of gender and sexuality.
Goldstein, Tara and Friesen, Doug (Producers). (2022, Jan 15, 2022) [Audio podcast]
Tara talks to Tyson Seburn who has recently published a book for English Language teachers called How to Write Inclusive Materials. In the interview Tyson discusses what inclusive English language materials look like and what English language teachers and curriculum writers need to consider.
Goldstein, Tara and Friesen, Doug (Producers). (2022, Jan 15, 2022) [Audio podcast]
Tara talks to Tyson Seburn who has recently published a book for English Language teachers called How to Write Inclusive Materials. In the interview Tyson discusses what inclusive English language materials look like and what English language teachers and curriculum writers need to consider.
Our next project, The Love Booth and Other Playsis a set of seven short plays that share stories of queer lives and queer activism and care in the 1970s and early 1980s. The title play The Love Booth tells the story of how a group of lesbian and gay activists pushed the American Psychology Association to take homosexuality off its Diagnostic Statistical Manual in 1973 so that homosexuality was no longer considered an illness that needed to be cured.
Gailey Road is planning to perform The Love Booth and Other Plays (either on stage or virtually) during 2023 Toronto Pride Festival to mark the 50th anniversary of this successful moment of queer activism. A full list of the seven plays is included at the end of this letter. The performances will feature the work of a diverse group of White, BIPOC, and queer and trans theatre artists, many of whom have worked with Gailey Road in the past. They will also feature the music of Kate Reid and the visual art of benjamin lee hicks.
Part 1 of Out at School begins with a scene called “We Still Have to Fight” which introduces one of the major themes of the play: LGBTQ parents and students have to fight and advocate to make sure their families are recognized and legitimized at school.
Part 1 ends with Kate Reid’s song Pushing the Envelope which speaks to the ways LGBTQ parents and students have to explain their families and relationships to school principals, teachers and staff.
To learn more about the LGBTQ Families Speak Out Project, visit our website here.
About Gailey Road Productions:
Gailey Road is an independent theatre company that stages research-based theatre about contemporary human, social, and political issues that affect us all. Established in January 2007 by Artistic Director, performed ethnographer and playwright Tara Goldstein, Gailey Road has worked with over 60 writers and 80 theatre artists in the last 14 years.
Gailey Road is committed to fostering dialogue around issues of systematic anti-semitism, cisheteronormativity, racism, and settler colonialism, particularly in schooling. We are also committed to promoting LGBTQ+ voices both on and offstage.
Part 2 of Out at School features two scenes that discuss the ways Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are celebrated in schools. It ends with Kate Reid’s song Let Love Be The Way which continues Kate’s reflection on the ways LGBTQ parents and students need to explain themselves at school.
In the song, Kate talks about how LGBTQ families often need to justify their identities, bodies, and pronouns at school. The entire song is composed of a set of questions directed to school principals, teachers and staff who identify as heterosexual and cisgender and asks them to think about their answers to these questions.
To learn more about the LGBTQ Families Speak Out Project,visit our website here.
About Gailey Road Productions:
Gailey Road is an independent theatre company that stages research-based theatre about contemporary human, social, and political issues that affect us all. Established in January 2007 by Artistic Director, performed ethnographer and playwright Tara Goldstein, Gailey Road has worked with over 60 writers and 80 theatre artists in the last 14 years.
Gailey Road is committed to fostering dialogue around issues of systematic anti-semitism, cisheteronormativity, racism, and settler colonialism, particularly in schooling. We are also committed to promoting LGBTQ+ voices both on and offstage.
Part 3 of Out at School ends with a scene called “Risk Hope” summarizing another key theme of the play. Although they currently have to fight and advocate to make sure their families are recognized at school, LGBTQ parents and students still maintain hope that schools are capable of change and that one day they won’t need to be pushing the envelope.
Part 3 ends with Kate Reid’s song Risk Hope which puts out the idea that storytelling, for example the stories and testimonies the families share in Out at School is vital to creating social change both inside and outside of school.
To learn more about the LGBTQ Families Speak Out Project, visit our website here.
About Gailey Road Productions:
Gailey Road is an independent theatre company that stages research-based theatre about contemporary human, social, and political issues that affect us all. Established in January 2007 by Artistic Director, performed ethnographer and playwright Tara Goldstein, Gailey Road has worked with over 60 writers and 80 theatre artists in the last 14 years.
Gailey Road is committed to fostering dialogue around issues of systematic anti-semitism, cisheteronormativity, racism, and settler colonialism, particularly in schooling. We are also committed to promoting LGBTQ+ voices both on and offstage.