The Thanksgiving Play 2018
Run Time:
One hour and 30 minutes
Opened: November 5, 2018One hour and 30 minutes
Closing: December 02, 2018
The Thanksgiving Play - 2018 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Peter Jay Sharp Theater (at Playwrights Horizons)
416 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036
Ah, Thanksgiving, that most American of holidays: when families gather to celebrate the warmth of home, the bounty of the harvest - and a legacy of genocide and violent colonial expansion. 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.
The Thanksgiving Play - 2018 - Off-Broadway Cast
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Playwrights Horizons Extends THE THANKSGIVING PLAY Through December 2
by Julie Musbach - November 8, 2018
by Julie Musbach - November 8, 2018
Playwrights Horizons today announces a one-week extension to the world premiere run of PEN USA Literary Award for Drama-winning playwright Larissa FastHorse's The Thanksgiving Play, directed by Tony Award nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God, Present Laughter, Bernhardt/Hamlet).
Review Roundup: What Do The Critics Think of Playwrights Horizons' THE THANKSGIVING PLAY?
by Stephi Wild - November 6, 2018
by Stephi Wild - November 6, 2018
Playwrights Horizons continues its 2018-2019 season with the world premiere of Larissa Fasthorse's The Thanksgiving Play, which officially opened last night in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons (416 West 42nd Street). Let's see what the critics are saying...
BWW Review: Larissa FastHorse's Comedy of Social Justice Warrior Errors, THE THANKSGIVING PLAY
by Michael Dale - November 7, 2018
by Michael Dale - November 7, 2018
"There are many factors, grant and school board requirements that we need to fulfill with this piece," the director explains to the cast on the first day of rehearsal of a Thanksgiving play for children.
The Thanksgiving Play FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of The Thanksgiving Play have there been?
The Thanksgiving Play has had 2 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2018 and Broadway which opened in 2023.
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