Curio Theatre Company is kicking off their 20th anniversary season with the Philadelphia premiere of Larissa FastHorse’s satirical comedy and Broadway hit, The Thanksgiving Play. The play has been one of the most produced plays in the country. Curio Theatre Co-Founder Tim Martin is directing the staging, which runs October 23-November 9.

“Our playwright was tired of hearing many theatres say that they couldn’t produce plays with Native characters because there weren’t enough Native actors,” said Martin “This play is her response. Four well-meaning theatre artists come together to create a play for an elementary school, all the while struggling with the need for Native representation. Watch and laugh as they sort through cultural myths of our nation’s favorite family-focused turkey feast, by America’s premiere Lakota playwright.”

The cast includes Felicia Leicht as Alicia, Paul Harrold as Caden, Rachel Gluck as Logan and Nathan Joseph as Jaxton. Harrold returns to Curio after appearing in last season’s Old Stock, which Gluck directed. Joseph  returns to Curio after appearing in The Complete Deaths in 2023.

The set of The Thanksgiving Play is designed by Curio Artistic Director and co-founder Paul Kuhn, who has set the bar locally for sets from reused and recycled set pieces.

Opening Night is Saturday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. and previews begin Wednesday, Oct. 23. Curio Theatre Company is located inside the Calvary Center for Culture and Community at 4740 Baltimore Avenue. Find tickets and more information at www.curiotheatre.org.