presents
A Staged Reading of
The Thanksgiving Play
Written by Larissa FastHorse
Director
Erica Hughes¨
Costume & Prop Design
Heather Hogg¨ =
Lighting & Design
Maja E. White¨±
Projection Design & Audio Engineering
Robby Williams¨
Stage Management
Tina Li¨
Jason Hofman
¨ Member of ALPHA PSI OMEGA, the national dramatic honorary society
± Represented by UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS, Local USA 829 of the
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
= Represented by IATSE Local 487, Mid-Atlantic Studio Mechanics and Broadcast Techs of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
The Thanksgiving Play is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Broadway Premiere Produced by
Second Stage Theatre, New York, 2023
Carole Rothman, Artistic Director,
Khady Kamara, Executive Director
Playwrights Horizons, Inc., New York City, produced the World Premiere of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY in 2018
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY was commissioned and originally produced by Artists Repertory Theatre Damaso Rodriguez, Artistic Director, Sarah Horton, Managing Director, Portland, Oregon.
September 18-19, 2026
Cousins Studio Theatre
Modlin Center for the Arts
The performance runs approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Join us for a Conversation Circle immediately following the performance, facilitated by Dr. Courtney Elkin Mohler, Associate Professor of Theatre at Boston College, theatre director and dramaturg specializing in Native American theatre and performance, and dramaturg for Larissa FastHorse's The Thanksgiving Play at Virginia Stage Company, Kody Grant (Isleta Pueblo/EBCI), cultural educator and former actor and museum interpreter whose work centers on helping the public connect with American Indian history, culture, and representation, and Rebecca Hill (Pamunkey), a founding member and Executive Director of the Virginia Native Arts Alliance, working to preserve and elevate Virginia Native culture, art, and artists.
Any photography or videography of this production is strictly prohibited.
Silence all cell phones and other noise-making devices. Please refrain from texting during the show.
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Board Operators
Arthur Bond, Elliott Graves, Noell Forgeng¨
Assistant Stage Manager
Luke Surrusco
Technical & Scenic Properties Supervisor
Phil Hayes¨
Theatre Technology Manager
Robby Williams¨
Director of Costume
Heather Hogg¨
Costume Shop Staff
Cassie Handelman, Mecca Jones-Keller, Mariko Sonis, Zachiah Zook
Electrics Crew
Zach Carlson¨, Caroline Perry¨, Colin Heathcott¨, Janis Lusitis, Abby Ament¨, Arthur Bond, Noell Forgeng¨
Scene Shop Staff
Hope Amberger, Noell Forgeng¨, Colin Heathcott¨, Abby Jacobs, Mike Macholz, Leah Marchetti, Ember Theeke, Louisa Stringer¨, Zoe Van Drimmelen
Production Manager
Erica Hughes¨
Poster Design
Michael Warchol
Production Photography
Cat McCarthy Creative
Conversation Circle Facilitators
Kody Grant
Rebecca Hill
Courtney Elkin Mohler
Alicia Díaz
Theran Fisher
Dara Gocheski
Ari Clayton
Bob Spires
Sara Tandy
Cassandra Taylor-Anderson
Kristjen Lundberg
Shannon Jones Derek Miller
Eunkyung Ahn
Monti Datta
Terry Dolson Sylvia Gale
Special Thanks
The Tucker-Boatwright Festival of the Arts 2026-2027 Committee: Patricia Herrera, Johann Stegmeir, and Emmy Weldon
Kody Grant
Shannon Hooker
Rhonda Jackson
Cal Meadows
Courtney Elkin Mohler
University Players
Theran Fisher and the Community Dialogue Network A&S Dean's Office
Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
Presented by University Players
October 2 & 3, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Cousins Studio Theatre, Modlin Center for the Arts
16th Annual Celebration of Dance
Artistic Director, Alicia Díaz
October 17, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Alice Jepson Theatre, Modlin Center for the Arts
The Tempest
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Ashley White
November 12-15, 2026
Alice Jepson Theatre, Modlin Center for the Arts
in FOCUS: University Dancers 42nd Annual Concert
Artistic Director, Anne Van Gelder
February 26-28, 2027
Alice Jepson Theatre, Modlin Center for the Arts
Newsies
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Jack Feldman, and Book by Harvey Fierstein
Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions
Directed by Ashley White
April 15-18, 2027
Alice Jepson Theatre, Modlin Center for the Arts
Culture Unbound
2026-2027
Hosted by the Department of Theatre & Dance
A theatre is just an empty space -- until we fill it. In the light of our imagination it becomes a place; in the rhythm of our expressions it becomes a moment. A time to witness, to engage with ideas, to feel alive, to experience culture in community.
Culture Unbound, the 2026-2027 Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Theatre, calls for an expansive understanding of culture not only inherited, but actively made, contested, and transformed through artistic practice, public dialogue, and collective imagination.
To be unbound is to orient toward horizons, to recognize culture as future-seeking, relational, and always evolving. Culture Unbound is a celebration of the many voices, histories, and practices that shape our lives. It is also a call to courage -- to imagine boldly, to ask difficult questions, and to take part in building a more just world and a liberated future together through art.