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Larissa FastHorse

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The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Conversely, fascinatingly, if you read the script of the Thanksgiving play, I put in the character description that people of color who can pass for white should be considered for roles.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Conversely, fascinatingly, if you read the script of the Thanksgiving play, I put in the character description that people of color who can pass for white should be considered for roles.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Conversely, fascinatingly, if you read the script of the Thanksgiving play, I put in the character description that people of color who can pass for white should be considered for roles.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

And I was really proud of that. But when I get to New York, we were told we can't put that in the casting breakdown. Well, you can't ask people to play someone else. I was like, wait, there are still white people on these stages in New York City right now playing native. This was a few years ago. Playing native, but you're saying I can't openly have non-

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

And I was really proud of that. But when I get to New York, we were told we can't put that in the casting breakdown. Well, you can't ask people to play someone else. I was like, wait, there are still white people on these stages in New York City right now playing native. This was a few years ago. Playing native, but you're saying I can't openly have non-

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

And I was really proud of that. But when I get to New York, we were told we can't put that in the casting breakdown. Well, you can't ask people to play someone else. I was like, wait, there are still white people on these stages in New York City right now playing native. This was a few years ago. Playing native, but you're saying I can't openly have non-

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

you know, white people play white people if they look white to you? You know, and he's like, no, you absolutely can't. I'm not allowed to ask people if they're Native American when they're being cast. And so we have to do this whole kind of song and dance of I kind of try to

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

you know, white people play white people if they look white to you? You know, and he's like, no, you absolutely can't. I'm not allowed to ask people if they're Native American when they're being cast. And so we have to do this whole kind of song and dance of I kind of try to

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

you know, white people play white people if they look white to you? You know, and he's like, no, you absolutely can't. I'm not allowed to ask people if they're Native American when they're being cast. And so we have to do this whole kind of song and dance of I kind of try to

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Ja, ich meine, eine Art von Interpretation des Shows ist, dass es sich um die sehr weitreichenden Bedeutungen des Bedeutungsgutes handelt. Es scheint mir, dass die Leute, die zu Broadway-Shows kommen, so sind.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Ja, ich meine, eine Art von Interpretation des Shows ist, dass es sich um die sehr weitreichenden Bedeutungen des Bedeutungsgutes handelt. Es scheint mir, dass die Leute, die zu Broadway-Shows kommen, so sind.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Ja, ich meine, eine Art von Interpretation des Shows ist, dass es sich um die sehr weitreichenden Bedeutungen des Bedeutungsgutes handelt. Es scheint mir, dass die Leute, die zu Broadway-Shows kommen, so sind.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Oh, it's absolutely you. I mean, no, like, I do not hide that. You know, Yeah. I don't hide the fact that this is about, you know, white liberal folks, which tend to be theater goers, not all. I mean, I think the thing that I keep saying, but it's been very important to me in this play, was that first it's fun and that you get to have a good time in the theater.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Oh, it's absolutely you. I mean, no, like, I do not hide that. You know, Yeah. I don't hide the fact that this is about, you know, white liberal folks, which tend to be theater goers, not all. I mean, I think the thing that I keep saying, but it's been very important to me in this play, was that first it's fun and that you get to have a good time in the theater.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Oh, it's absolutely you. I mean, no, like, I do not hide that. You know, Yeah. I don't hide the fact that this is about, you know, white liberal folks, which tend to be theater goers, not all. I mean, I think the thing that I keep saying, but it's been very important to me in this play, was that first it's fun and that you get to have a good time in the theater.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

And second, I would say that's the sugar and then there's the medicine. And so it's satire. It's a comedy within a satire. So the satire is the medicine and you have to keep taking it through it. Honestly, some people opt out. We've had a couple people walk out. Once it got too far in, they were just like, no, this is too much. I can imagine at least one scene where that might happen.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

And second, I would say that's the sugar and then there's the medicine. And so it's satire. It's a comedy within a satire. So the satire is the medicine and you have to keep taking it through it. Honestly, some people opt out. We've had a couple people walk out. Once it got too far in, they were just like, no, this is too much. I can imagine at least one scene where that might happen.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

And second, I would say that's the sugar and then there's the medicine. And so it's satire. It's a comedy within a satire. So the satire is the medicine and you have to keep taking it through it. Honestly, some people opt out. We've had a couple people walk out. Once it got too far in, they were just like, no, this is too much. I can imagine at least one scene where that might happen.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

The vast majority of audiences are really... Das war verrückt. Das war verrückt.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

The vast majority of audiences are really... Das war verrückt. Das war verrückt.