Staged Reading of The Thanksgiving Play + Conversation Circle

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Staged Reading of The Thanksgiving Play + Conversation Circle

Friday, September 18, 2026
Free
In this razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud satire, four earnest educators attempt to devise a culturally sensitive school production, without actually including any Native voices. The play, by Larissa FastHorse and directed by Erica Hughes, invites us to reconsider the stories we inherit and the ones we stage.

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