The Thanksgiving Play
Cadence Theatre in partnership with Virginia Rep present Larissa FastHorse's The Thanksgiving Play.
By Larissa FastHorse
Direction by Anna Senechal Johnson
November 10–19, 2023 at Theatre Gym
CAST
Logan … Laine Satterfield
Jaxton … Paul Dandridge
Caden … Otto Konrad
Alicia … Anna Starnes Blair
Class Video Kids … June Barry, Pearl Barry, Avery Bernard, Zoe Bernard, Adeline Carpenter, Owen Collins, Dax Crawley, Harlow Crawley, Milo Crawley, Helen Oristian, Sage Pearson, Vivian Pearson, Ginna Rawles
CREATIVE TEAM
Director … Anna Senechal Johnson
Stage & Production Manager … Crimson Piazza
Scenic Design … Joseph Lavigne
Costume Design … Sarah Grady
Lighting Design … Gabriel Beard
Video Direction and Production … Austin Lewis
Scenic Artist & Set Decorator … Lara Koplin
Technical Direction … Thomas Hawfield
Audio Visual Engineer … Jonathan Pratt
Properties Design, Assistant Stage Management, and Crew … Yuna Chen, Juliet Grace Gronchowski, Annika Smith
Assistant Stage Management, and Crew … El Markee, Marcely Villatoro
Stage Crew … Jackson Floyd
Preshow Speech Voiceover … June Barry, Pearl Barry
ADMINISTRATIVE & MARKETING
Artistic & Managing Director— Anna Senechal Johnson
Director of Education— Laine Satterfield
Pipeline New Works Fellowship Program— Chris and David Lindsay-Abaire, Clay McLeod Chapman, Irene Ziegler
Sitelines BLM Program Director— Omiyemi (Artisia) Green
Associate Artists— Sharon Ott, Rusty Wilson
National New Play Network Liaison: Denise Simone
Graphic Designers— Druanne Cummins, raven + crow studio
Playbill Designer— Caroline Johnson
Photographers— Jason Collins Photography, Jay Paul Photography
Communications and Social Media Associate— Sara Krivanec
Communications Associate and Dramaturg— Liv Wilson
Videography and Editing— Drew Brown, Danny Caporaletti, Michael Duni, Austin Lewis, Alexyn C. Sheller
Sound Production— Joey Luck
Bookkeeper— Jill Porcelli
Special Events Coordinator— Melissa Johnston Price
Webmaster— Skye Shannon
Intern Company 2023-24 — Kiyah Burrell-Junius, Yuna Chen, Terra Comer, Jackson Floyd, Maggie Higginbotham, Daniel Kunkel, El Markee, Camryn Royal
KdentsTV Leaders 2023-2024— Alyssia Abielmona, Sarah Jane Fuller, Luna Forlano, Cameron Gardner, Charlotte Hall, Montogomery Jones, Dillon Kuhl, Kyle Larsen, Kenjae Lundy, Connor Maddux, Zachary Mazzo, Milind Murthy, Carter Quigley, Manya Suri, Addison Zacharias
Stage Write College Prep and Workforce Readiness Education Team 2023-2024— Dewey Collins, Michael Duni, Heather Falks, Brendan Kennedy, Austin Lewis, Laine Satterfield, Maura Sinnenberg, Shalandis Wheeler Smith
NextUP Education Team 2023-2024— Desirèe Dabney, Chayla Simpson, TeDarryl Perry, Denise Folley
TRAIN Pre-Professional Instructors 2023-2024— Erica Arvold, Paul Dandridge, Jana Farrell, Jason Marks, Laine Satterfield
Rehearsal & Production Teachers 2023-2024— Taylor Bernard, Kaitlyn Connolly, Pam Connolly, Desirèe Dabney, Jana Farrell, Jake Ramirez, Courtney Vollmer
Publicity and Reviews
"A gathering not to be missed, bring your whole family to gobble up this deeply satisfying celebration of our messy, sad, ironic, and yet beautiful human family."
— Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert, Richmond Family Magazine (November 14, 2023)
“Cadence offers wry take on “wokeness” and a chance for dialogue with ‘The Thanksgiving Play.’”
— David Timberline, Style Weekly (November 8, 2023)
"…But the icing on the cake are the videos of what is meant to be actual school plays - with all the innocence and awkwardness you would expect. I died. Word to the Wise: don't be afraid of new plays. You might be surprised at what you find. This closes tomorrow, but it is sold out. For good reason."
— Lily Mercer (November 18, 2023)
