Larissa FastHorse, Playwright

“Laughter gives us energy. Laughter gives us more time. It actually adds time to your life, so I’m giving you information AND I’m giving you more time to change the world.”

Katari Wilson, Illustrator

“My Native American Lakota Culture is definitely my main inspiration. Also things that are happening around me as well such as a global pandemic, or memorial tributes to family and friends. But what has inspired me most of all to do my art is my family. I want to make them proud.”

  • Zoom collage of four actors. Clockwise from top left: White man wearing a black shirt and a wide brimmed straw hat. A white man in earphones wearing a light blue button down shirt holding a bound script. Young woman with long brown hair in pigtails. Middle aged white woman with blonde hair.

    VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH THE ACTORS

    Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven interviews the cast of The Thanksgiving Play on what the rehearsal process was like and how working on this digital play was different than in person rehearsals.

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  • A seated audience of mixed races and ages. In the foreground a Black woman with a light brown Afro is holding a microphone and speaking earnestly.

    AN INVITATION INTO CONVERSATION

    November 24, 7pm EST Director Talya Kingston and members of The Thanksgiving Play cast and creative team invite you to join them on Zoom to talk about the process of creating WAM’s virtual play. The zoom link for this artist talkback has been emailed to you.

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