The Festival In Da Back takes place during the 1997 Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge and follows the Jolivette family who experience the festival from the front of their home on Dorset Street which was a main road that led to the festival in the back of Breaux Bridge. A festival that celebrated Creole Culture and ended in 2005.

In addition to the reading of the play the event is a day of research. There will be a display of articles, pictures, and memorabilia of the Creole Crawfish Festival Egland has accumulated during his research. There will also be a community conversation to share memories of the Creole Crawfish Festival immediately following the play’s reading.

“My intention is that if I share my story and my memories with those in attendance, that they will share their stories and memories with me. Maybe I might even get lucky enough to have people share pictures, videos, costumes, and other forms of memorabilia with me.”