Jaxton (Benjamin Canant) talks theater with Logan (Kelsey Woods), by Larissa Fast Horse, Dir. Estrella Esparza-Johnson, Asst. Dir. Jeffrey T. Heyer, The Western Stage 2023, photo Richard Green
Caden (Caleb Pierce), third grade teacher and would-be playwright, enters brightly, The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fast Horse, Dir. Estrella Esparza-Johnson, Asst. Dir. Jeffrey T. Heyer, The Western Stage 2023, photo Richard Green
Alicia (Alexis Han-Holdren) enters, determined to be a star, The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fast Horse, Dir. Estrella Esparza-Johnson, Asst. Dir. Jeffrey T. Heyer, The Western Stage 2023, photo Richard Green
Alexis Han-Holdren and Caleb Pierce deliver typically insensitive classroom Thanksgiving songs, The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fast Horse, Dir. Estrella Esparza-Johnson, Asst. Dir. Jeffrey T. Heyer, The Western Stage 2023, photo Richard Green
Alicia (Alexis Han-Holdren) and Jaxton (Benjamin Canant) depict early European settlers playing with the heads of severed Native people, The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fast Horse, Dir. Estrella Esparza-Johnson, Asst. Dir. Jeffrey T. Heyer, The Western Stage 2023, photo Richard Green
Caden (Caleb Pierce), Alicia (Alexis Han-Holdren) and Jaxton (Benjamin Canant) depict pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving feast, The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fast Horse, Dir. Estrella Esparza-Johnson, Asst. Dir. Jeffrey T. Heyer, The Western Stage 2023, photo Richard Green
Alicia (Alexis Han-Holdren), Logan (Kelsey Woods) and Caden (Caleb Pierce) come up with “great” ideas for their Thanksgiving show, The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fast Horse, Dir. Estrella Esparza-Johnson, Asst. Dir. Jeffrey T. Heyer, The Western Stage 2023, photo Richard Green