On stage and in the chair
I build rooms where artists bring their full selves, and the systems that carry the work beyond the room.
The houses
What’s next
Back of the 8×10
Josiah Price is an actor, director, and theatre educator based in Lafayette, Louisiana. He is the founder of Creative Reach and the resident director of Black Theatre Experience, where his work sits at the meeting of theatre, education, and community.
He has directed every production of The Juneteenth Story since 2022. He teaches theatre in Lafayette Parish Public Schools, chairs ACT-SO Lafayette for the NAACP Lafayette Branch, coordinates the Acadiana regional of the ESU National Shakespeare Competition, and founded Annie Will’s Daughter, a Louisiana nonprofit that prepares young artists for competition. In 2026 the NAACP named him to the Class of 2026 of The Advancement List.
Directing
Leadership & teaching
Acting
Training & awards
Clips & press
Talking ACT-SO with gold medalist Brayden Landry
On KRVS’s Après-Midi, a conversation about the competition, mentorship, and young Black artists in Acadiana.
Listen on KRVS (opens in a new tab)The Juneteenth Story, coming to the Acadiana Center for the Arts
A KLFY interview ahead of the 2026 staging, on the play’s roots and what audiences would meet on stage.
Watch on KLFY (opens in a new tab)Directing “What the Constitution Means to Me” at Baranco
The Advocate in the rehearsal room, on staging Heidi Schreck’s play with Tina A. Burkhalter in the lead, and what deepens when a Black woman speaks those words.
Read in The Advocate (opens in a new tab)Building Black Theatre Experience in Lafayette
KATC on why I came home from New York to make room for artists of color to tell their own stories.
Read on KATC (opens in a new tab)Art Circle: a conversation on the work
A long-form Art Circle interview on the path from actor to director, and grounding theatre in Acadiana.
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