Ah, Thanksgiving. Some of us love it, some of us dread it, some of us decided to stop celebrating over political differences with family members.
Either way, there’s something for everyone to relate to in Thanksgiving, a comedy performing as a part of Hollywood Fringe, LA’s favorite annual, open access theater festival.
Image by Cali Bloomfield – (left) Sharon Spence as Lily, Allison Youngberg as Chloe
Thanksgiving follows Chloe Patterson, who invited her perfect fiancé to what she what she hopes is the perfect Thanksgiving, despite her very imperfect family. She’s got a solid plan in place to combat any and all hints of dysfunction, providing for every possible contingency — except the unexpected dinner guest: a very unfiltered, Las Vegas stripper. Scabs are picked, secrets are revealed, and fights erupt as this group struggles to make it through another holiday unscathed.
I attended the preview for Thanksgiving, and that alone was a packed house, so make sure to purchase your tickets now! The actors in this show are all from Samovar Subway Ensemble, and I thought the casting was fantastic. Each actor held their own with their performance, but the chemistry they all brought amongst each other is what made it so special to watch. The writing of this show is not only full of belly laughs but full of heart as well. All around, this is a very solid production.
There are only going to be five performances for this show-
Saturday 6/3 at 7:45 pm
Friday 6/9 at 9:45 pm
Sunday 6/11 at 3:45 pm
Saturday 6/17 at 1:45pm
Friday 6/23 at 7:45 pm
Image by Cali Bloomfield – (left) Sharon Spence as Lily, Asia Lynn Pitts as Starr, Trip Langley as Max, Gary Pux as Luke, Allison Youngberg as Chloe and Susan Louise O’Connor as Victoria
Thanksgiving is written by Tiffany Cascio (an OG Girl on Food), directed by Kitty Lindsay and produced by Allison Youngberg. Runtime – 90 minutes without intermission.
