THE THANKSGIVING PLAY
by Larissa Fast Horse
Directed by Raymond O. Caldwell | Olney Theatre Center
Directed by Raymond O. Caldwell | Olney Theatre Center
This hilarious sendup of “white wokeness” features an undaunted theatre teacher desperately trying to create a culturally sensitive play celebrating Thanksgiving: one that challenges stereotypes, meets all the requirements of a Native American Heritage Month grant, and pacifies the parents. Larissa FastHorse’s groundbreaking satire on the politics of representation throws together the overly-ambitious drama teacher, her yoga-bro actor friend, a history teacher with playwriting aspirations, and an “ethnically-ambiguous” L.A. actress to devise their Thanksgiving play, only to find themselves quickly sabotaged by myth, confounded by history, and drawn into a hysterical project of dramatic pretzel-twisting.
The Thanksgiving Play
Set Designer: Milagros Ponce de Leon
Projection Designer: Kelly Colburn & Dylan Uremovich
Lighting Designer: Alberto Segarra
Costume Designer: Jeannette Christensen
Sound Designer: Tosin Olufolabi
Production Stage Manager: Tashiana Quiñones
Projection Designer: Kelly Colburn & Dylan Uremovich
Lighting Designer: Alberto Segarra
Costume Designer: Jeannette Christensen
Sound Designer: Tosin Olufolabi
Production Stage Manager: Tashiana Quiñones