EQUUS

EQUUS 
by Peter Shaffer 
Directed by Nancy Curran Willis 
November 4 – 19, 2016 

Dr. Martin Dysart, a psychiatrist, is confronted with Alan Strang, a boy who has blinded six horses in a violent fit of passion. This very passion is as foreign to Dysart as the act itself. To the boy's parents it is a hideous mystery; Alan has always adored horses. To Dysart it is a psychological puzzle that leads both doctor and patient to a complex and disturbingly dramatic confrontation. This international success reached new acclaim in London and on Broadway when revived in 2008. 

Disclaimer: This production contains adult content and subject matter and male and female nudity. Not suitable for under 17.

The Umbrella's Take: Peter Shaffer’s masterpiece play has been on our “must-do” list for several season now, and I am excited to one again partner with Nancy Curran Willis, who helmed our wildly successful runs of Angels in America Parts 1 and 2 and our New England Premiere of Bonnie and Clyde. You can expect something with all the majesty and grandeur of those Angels productions, with the deft character direction that Nancy has become known for.