60 Minutes Until Showtime

Alexis Blatz ’26, left, who played Alicia, a white Hollywood actress hired to portray a Native American, makes final costume and makeup preparations beside actress Hannarose Manning ’23.

Alexis Blatz ’26, left, and Hannarose Manning ’23. (ɫ/Matt Burkhartt)

Can you create a wonderful and appropriate school pageant that celebrates both Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month? In the satirical “The Thanksgiving Play,” performed by ɫ theatre and dance students in Fall 2022, a terminally “woke” high school teacher enlists some of his friends to try. The ɫ Scene joined the cast and crew for an intimate look behind the scenes before showtime. 

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