
The Playwright Larissa FastHorse on “The Thanksgiving Play,” Broadway’s New Comedy of White Wokeness
The New Yorker Radio Hour
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The Reaction to a Broadway Show
I don't hide the fact that this is about white liberal folks, which are tend to be theater goers. We've had a couple people walk out. And like once it got too far in, they're just like, no, this is too much. But the vast majority of audiences are really rockously responsive and really having a fun time. Last week, we had audience members talking to the stage, like talking back. They added like six, seven, eight minutes to the show. Whoa. That's a lot of talking chatting and clapping and, you know, responding and like we love that.
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