THE THANKSGIVING PLAY Reviews- Page 2

[ardiem]

Posted: 4/22/23 at 2:28pm

Saw this in previews and I had a viscerally negative reaction to this. I wasn't simply bored, but was angry at those involved for trapping me there. I found the writing to be inexcusably lazy and puerile, amounting to 90-minute SNL sketch - the bad kind that's good for a chuckle in the first 20 seconds but leaves you waiting for a new idea for the remaining 5,380 seconds. I'm all for skewering dogmatic "virtue signaling" and "wokeness" (for lack of a better term), but this isn't it. If you were to drop Jordan Peterson in the audience, he'd be delighted.

[BETTY22]

Posted: 4/23/23 at 5:11pm

I hope they help business. These preview grosses have been scary 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/23/23 at 9:07pm

Observer:

‘The Thanksgiving Play’ Lays Bare Liberal Pretensions Badly

In 2023, the targets of Larissa FastHorse's satire seem not just dated but also uncomfortably close to agitprop.

https://observer.com/2023/04/larissa-fasthorse-the-thanksgiving-play-review-liberal-pretension/

[Voter]

Posted: 4/24/23 at 11:07am

I saw this last night and was honestly... not impressed. The script really fell flat for me personally, and even Rachel's direction and some star power couldn't help it... 

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 10:12am

Extended to June 11 
 

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 4/29/23 at 7:33pm

This one was a miss for me. Chris Sullivan was my favorite in the cast, but honestly the kids on video were the best part.

[berniesb!tch]

Posted: 4/30/23 at 9:37pm

I saw the matinee today. I liked it. I didn’t love it. The vidoes of the kids were great but found the whole thing to be a little one note towards the end. 

D’arcy Carden and Katie Finneran were incredible. Everyone in the cast was great - made me stage door again after not doing in forever just because I wanted to congratulate them all on a great performance! 
 

Overall I’d lightly recommend. Pretty funny and great performances but could use some trimming. 
 

Last thought: really surprised they didn’t try to push Katie Finneran for lead actress - definitely an ensemble piece but a good case could have be made for her  

 

[jbm2]

Posted: 5/3/23 at 4:18pm

What’s the run time ? 

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 5/3/23 at 4:40pm

jbm2 said: "What’s the run time ?"

The website says 100 minutes, no intermission but it was less than that- more like 90