The Thanksgiving Play
By Larissa FastHorse
Directed by Dev Luthra
Assistant Directed by Gabbie Hatcher
Stage Managed by Heather Hamilton-Gallagher
Featuring: Brit Barone, David Foster, Kenny Kelleher, and Sarah Logsdon
Show dates: November 7th - 22nd
Evening performances at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Run time: 90 minutes, no intermissions
by Larissa FastHorse
Larissa FastHorse’s shocking and hilarious satire flips the bird on one of America's most prolific myths.
An elementary school teacher eagerly tries to create a school pageant about the first Thanksgiving - one that challenges stereotypes, meets all the requirements of a Native American Heritage Month grant, and pacifies the parents. Wanting to avoid any culturally appropriative missteps, three “woke” white actors quickly find themselves sabotaged by myth, confounded by history, and drawn into a hysterical roast of absurd assumptions and well-intended political correctness.
“Very, very funny... this clever satire is something for which to be truly thankful.” – Hollywood Reporter
“The familiar, whitewashed story of Pilgrims and Native Americans chowing down together gets a delicious roasting.” – The New York Times
“A satirical and visual punch.” – New York Stage Review
The Thanksgiving Play is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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