Everything that can go wrong does in “The Thanksgiving Play” as four theater professionals attempt to put on a noncontroversial Thanksgiving pageant at an elementary school. Glenview native Paloma …
Everything that can go wrong does in “The Thanksgiving Play” as four theater professionals attempt to put on a noncontroversial Thanksgiving pageant at an elementary school. Glenview native Paloma Nozicka is making her Steppenwolf Theatre debut as one of those theater pros in the Chicago premiere of Larissa FastHorse’s biting comedy, April 25-June 2.
“It can be difficult to portray someone who isn’t necessarily the smartest person onstage without being a caricature,” Nozicka said. “This is what every actor who trains in Chicago dreams of,” Nozicka declared. “It’s like a bucket list thing for everyone.”“I started writing my first play in 2019 and it had its premiere in Chicago in 2022,” Nozicka reported. The work, “Enough to Let the Light in,” was performed by Teatro Vista in the downstairs space at Steppenwolf Theatre. The play was nominated for a 2023 Jeff Award for Best New Work.
At the University of Wisconsin—Madison, Nozicka double-majored in journalism and theater. “The theater side of things ended up being so much more rewarding for me and so much more fun,” she said.
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