The Thanksgiving Play
by Larissa FastHorse
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Synopsis
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.
Press Reviews
"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
Characters
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LOGAN Female, Caucasian looking, the high school drama teacher that’s always pushing the envelope in potentially inappropriate ways. Earnest about theatre and proving herself. |
JAXTON Male, Caucasian looking, yoga practitioner/actor. Politically correct to a fault, a big one. He’s that confident guy everyone loves, but his logical PC thinking takes weird turns. |
ALICIA Female, brunette, Caucasian looking but has looks that would have been cast as ethnic in 1950s movies. Without guile. Sexy and hot, but not bright. |
CADEN Male, Caucasian looking, the academic. Awkward elementary school history teacher with dramatic aspirations but no experience. |
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The Thanksgiving Play is a comedy play written by Larissa FastHorse and published by Samuel French (2019).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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