The Elgin Theatre Company will present the suburban premire of The Thanksgiving Play from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 10 at the Elgin Art Showcase located at 220 DuPage Street in Elgin.
This Broadway comedy by 2020 MacArthur Fellow Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota Nation) expertly balances societal critique, absurd comedy and wickedly funny satire.
A painfully “woke” theater teacher on the brink of losing her job enlists her wannabe actor boyfriend, a hapless history teacher, and a ditsy professional actress to co-create a Thanksgiving play to put on at an elementary school. But trying to maintain political correctness while writing a play without Native Americans to add their voices to the script plunges their efforts into ever-increasing chaos.
After being told her work was ‘uncastable’, Indigenous playwright Larissa FastHorse set out to create a show featuring zero minority actors and wrote a scathing satire that become one of the most produced pieces of theater in the US.
“A satire of modern wokeness.” – Chicago Sun-Times
Performances of The Thanksgiving Play will be held on:
* Thursday, October 1, 2026 – 7:30 pm
* Friday, October 2, 2026 – 7:30 pm
* Saturday, October 3, 2026 – 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
* Sunday, October 4, 2026 – 2:00 pm
* Friday, October 9, 2026 – 7:30 pm
* Saturday, October 10, 2026 – 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
* Sunday, October 11, 2026 – 2:00 pm
“Very, very funny.” – The Hollywood Reporter
Tickets for The Thanksgiving Play are $25.00 for adults and $23.00 for seniors (62 and older), students, and veterans. Tickets are available on the ETC website: at www.elgin-theatre.org and at the door (cash only). There are no refunds or exchanges for tickets.
Tickets for the Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:30 pm performance only are Buy One, Get One Free. The price adjustment will be made automatically when purchasing tickets for this performance.
