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.
Michael Schulman is a staff writer at the New Yorker.
My spring theatre preview in Goings On About Town, including: Adrienne Warren in "Room," Larissa FastHorse's "The Thanksgiving Play," and madcap Brits in "Peter Pan Goes Wrong." https://t.co/qBWY7sO2N6
The doc Imagining the Indian examines the ongoing movement that is ending the use of Native American names, logos, & mascots in the world of sports and beyond.
Sichangu Lakota Nation member Larissa FastHorse is the first Native American woman to have a play on Broadway with her “The Thanksgiving Play.” https://t.co/gf0fNouBWh
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In a new essay out today, Holly L. Derr (@hld6oddblend) talks with Larissa FastHorse about Indigeneity and misogyny in The Thanksgiving Play, using satire to create change, and rewriting Peter Pan. https://t.co/DtfYM1YqKE https://t.co/VD9EQ14kHD