Daily Archives: November 12, 2024

‘The Thanksgiving Play’ at The Stagecrafters

The perfect Thanksgiving play put together by a group of clueless but well-meaning educators? The result is “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse onstage at The Stagecrafters.

Samantha Leah Smith, Sarah Heddins, Daniel Romano and Ryan Kirchner in “The Thanksgiving Play” at The Stagecrafters. Photo by Joanne Davis.


“The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse, premiered on Broadway in 2023 at the Helen Hayes Theater. The production marked the first time that a female Native American playwright had a play produced on Broadway.

 

 


FastHorse wrote the play in response to the prevailing view that her plays were not producible because of the lack of Native American talent. “The Thanksgiving Play” treats issues such as underrepresentation of indigenous actors as well as shedding light on misguided attempts to represent Native Americans in American society without using any Native American actors.

Sarah Heddins and Samantha Leah Smith in “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa Fast. Photo by Joanne Davis

The Stagecrafters Theater, 8130 Germantown Ave. (Chestnut Hill) 

Performance dates: Nov 22, 23, 29, 30, Dec 5, 6 & 7 @ 8pm

Nov 24, Dec 1, 7 & 8 @ 2pm

$26 ($1.50 processing) $30 at the door

www.thestagecrafters.org

Or call 215 247 9913

Discounts available for Seniors and Students with ID

Chris Davis’ ‘One-Man Nutcracker Returns for the 2024 Holiday Season

Get ready to experience The Nutcracker like you’ve never seen it before. Award-winning actor and writer Chris Davis brings Marie, Fritz, creepy Uncle Drosselmeyer, the mice, and even the Sugar Plum Fairy to life in his hysterical and surprisingly moving show One-Man Nutcracker, directed by MK Tuomanen and featuring choreography by Campbell Tosney. Featuring Davis as, quite literally, all of the characters, this wildly unique experience will play The Louis Bluver Theater at The Drake in Center City (302 S. Hicks St., Philadelphia) from Dec. 10-29, 2024.

 

One-Man Nutcracker returns to Philadelphia after a sold-out run in Germany in the Thespis Festival 2024 to rave reviews.

One-Man Nutcracker uses both the original E.T.A. Hoffman Nutcracker story and the classic Tchaikovsky ballet as inspiration for this heart-filled extravaganza, which premiered in 2019 at Plays & Players Theatre in Philadelphia. One-Man Nutcracker delves into a sense of play and discovery to show audiences what really lies at the core of the Nutcracker tale. Davis also explores some of the darker parts of The Nutcracker, examining its original story and some of its racist past.

All of it comes together for an hour-long evening of comedy, filled with whimsy and childlike wonder, celebrated by both audiences and the media as one of the season’s “must see” events.

If You Go:

Tickets ($35 general, $15 student/industry/child) available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1000225560577.

Appropriate for ages 10 and over.

Performance schedule:

  • Dec 10 – Tue – 7pm
  • Dec 11 – Wed – 7pm
  • Dec 12 – Thur – NO SHOW
  • Dec 13 – Fri – 7pm
  • Dec 14 – Sat – 5pm
  • Dec 15 – Sun – Noon
  • Dec 16 – Mon – 7pm
  • Dec 17- Tue – NO SHOW
  • Dec 18 – Wed – 7pm
  • Dec 19 – Thur – 7pm
  • Dec 20 – Fri – 5pm
  • Dec 21 – Sat – Noon
  • Dec 22 – Sun – Noon
  • Dec 23 – Mon – Noon
  • Dec 24 – Tue – Noon
  • Dec 25 – Wed – CHRISTMAS NO SHOW
  • Dec 26 – Thur – NO SHOW
  • Dec 27- Fri -5pm
  • Dec 28 – Sat – Noon
  • Dec 29 – Sun – Noon

Venue Information:

Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake*

302 S. Hicks St. (near 15th & Spruce)

Philadelphia, PA 19102