logo for The Thanksgiving Play with a paper turkey

by Larissa FastHorse

  • Directed by Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson
  • Scenic Design and Technical Direction by Dathan Powell

Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. 

~ from the Concord Theatricals/Samuel French Acting Edition back cover of the play

“The familiar, whitewashed story of Pilgrims and Native Americans chowing down together gets a delicious roasting from expert farceurs.”

~ The New York Times

“A satirical and visual punch.”

~ New York Stage Review

“Very, very funny. Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play skewers liberal pretensions with glee – this clever satire is something for which to be truly thankful.” 

~ Hollywood Reporter
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UIS Studio Theatre
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