Between the Lines' "The Thanksgiving Play" deliciously wicked satire of political correctness
Between the Lines Studio Theatre delivers a deliciously wicked satire with its premiere of "The Thanksgiving Play" through Nov. 19 at its theater at 725 N. 15th St., Allentown.
Playwright Larissa FastHorse, a member of the Sicangu Lakota nation and the first Native American woman to have a play produced on Broadway, has written a smartly clever play about four white, well-intentioned artists who want to create a respectful and politically correct Thanksgiving play at an elementary school. As they attempt to avoid offending anyone, they encounter minefields of white privilege, historical accuracy, the lack of indigenous casting and the challenges of accurately representing Native Americans.