Year Of The Goat: Chico's Butcher Shop 2015

North State Public Radio | By Tercius Bufete

Published September 8, 2015 at 1:29 PM PDT

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Troy Jollimore playfully rewrote Plato’s “Symposium” to include even more goats. The product: “The Goat’s Jig,” directed by Joey Mahoney. John Majoney plays the Socratic professor who commits numerous logical fallacies and willfully corrupts his students.";s:3:"uri";

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Seven Mills (left) and Jackson Indar performed “Two Nights, Two Moons,” inspired by Haruki Murakami’s “1Q84.” Written by Thomasin Saxe and Directed by Dylan Latimer, the performance focuses on symmetry and time — while surrounded by foxes and goats.";s:3:"uri";

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Denver Latimer (right) and Michael Gannon welcome the audience to the second night of The Butcher Shop on Sunday, Sep. 6. The festival features live stage performances, music, a sculpture garden and local vendors.

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Levi Wolfe, 2, bites into an apple flanked by Timothy and Rebecca Wolfe during The Butcher Shop on Sunday, Sep. 6.

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Born from an idea of high school friends, The Butcher Shop's presenters describe the effort as a “collaborative forum for artistic ideas that can be butchered, sewn together, and made into a theatrical kaleidoscope.” ";s:

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John McKinley, sandwiched by Cat Campbell and Steve Campbell perform “Three Ring Circus,” a play written by Beth Spencer and directed by Dylan Latimer. ";s:

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“Little Animals” written by Sarah Pape and directed by Hilary Tellesen grappled with the ethics of pets, food and goats.";s:

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Slow Theatre hosted the annual outdoor festival The Butcher Shop over the Labor Day weekend, showcasing original performance art from the Chico community.

Some highlights of 2015's "Year of the Goat" included a Green Show with young actors written by Zoe Karch loosely inspired by a Carver story; sculpture by Haley Hughes, Jesse Karch, Cameron Kelly, Mallory Russell, and Wendell Seitz; a tableau by Erin Wade; plays by Troy Jollimore, Sarah Pape, Thomasin Saxe, and Beth Spencer; collaborations by Haley Hughes, Jesse Karch, and Dylan Latimer and by Michael Gannon and Johnny Lancaster; and Dave the Butcher, the band led by Lizzy Latimer with Elise Helms, Scotty Lehman, Ken Lovgren, and many more.

View the slideshow above for photos from the event.