REVIEW: “The Thanksgiving Play” at the Ghent Playhouse

by Emily Edelman In Larissa FastHorse’s “The Thanksgiving Play” at the Ghent Playhouse, four well-meaning people attempt to devise a historically accurate play for elementary school students about the origins of the Thanksgiving holiday while dealing with complications such as a disgruntled school board, conflicting interpersonal relationships, and the complete absence…

Ghent Playhouse Opens Season with “The Thanksgiving Play”

[GHENT, NY] The Ghent Playhouse announces the first production of its 2025-26 season, “The Thanksgiving Play.” Written by Larissa FastHorse and directed by Brian Wagner, this satirical comedy centers around a group of well-meaning but culturally insensitive theater artists who attempt to create a politically correct school play about the first Thanksgiving. The show will run Friday…

REVIEW: “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train” at Albany Civic Theater

by Dan Mayer The name Stephen Adly Guirgis may sound familiar to theatergoers in the capital region. He graduated from SUNY Albany, and Harbinger Theatre has recently produced two of his plays: the award-winning Between Riverside and Crazy this past July, and The Motherf**ker with the Hat in 2023. Albany…