The Thanksgiving Play - Nov. 2024 | Page 15

NOV . 7 – DEC . 1 , 2024

BY LARISSA FASTHORSE

COSTUME DESIGNER JONI SACKETT
LIGHTING / SOUND / PROJECTION DESIGNER JASON “ BLUE ” HERBERT
STAGE MANAGER / BOARD OPERATOR KELLY SHRIVER
DIRECTED BY PATRICK DU LANEY
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
Media sponsors : The Gazette , ImOn Communications , KCRG TV-9 , Z102.9 , ICAN Advertising .
Theatre Cedar Rapids is supported , in part , by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs .
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and / or visual recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium , including the internet , is strictly prohibited , a violation of the author ' s rights and actionable under United States copyright law .
Playwrights Horizons is dedicated to cultivating the most important American playwrights , composers , and lyricists , as well as developing and producing their bold new plays and musicals . Tim Sanford became Artistic Director in 1996 and Leslie Marcus has been Managing Director since 1993 . Under their decades of leadership , Playwrights builds upon its diverse and renowned body of work , counting 400 writers among its artistic roster . In addition to its onstage work each season , Playwrights ’ singular commitment to nurturing American theater artist guides all of the institution ’ s multifaceted initiatives : our acclaimed New Works Lab , a robust commissioning program , an innovative curriculum at its Theater School , and more . Robert Moss founded Playwrights in 1971 and cemented the mission that continues to guide the institution today . André Bishop served as Artistic Director from 1981-1992 . Don Scardino succeeded him and served until 1996 . Over its 47-year history , Playwrights has been recognized with numerous awards and honors , including six Pulitzer Prizes , 13 Tony Awards , and 39 Obie Awards .
The Thanksgiving Play is sponsored by the Grandon Charitable Foundation .
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