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Equus is a psychological drama focusing on a single, horrific crime: a 17-year-old boy, Alan Strang, blinds six horses with a metal spike. His psychiatrist, Dr. Martin Dysart, must find out why and cure him. It gradually comes out that Alan (Jack E. Fishburn ’08) has combined the influences of his parents, his hatred of a deadening consumer society, and his love of horses into a unique and personal religion in which he finds the passion that Dysart (Dan A. Cozzens ’03) lacks...
...Scotsman also reports that a Glasgow man named Eden Strang is charged with attempted murder for the incident. And the church's canon is named John Lennon...
Equus is the story of a boy, Alan Strang (Henry Clarke '00), and his psychiatrist, Dr. Martin Dysart (Ryan McCarthy '97). In delving into Alan's brutal crime, the good doctor attempts to uncover what could possibly have motivated such depravity. With a clever interweaving of flashbacks, testimony, and action sequences, Alan's past and psyche are gradually revealed...
...Even when the audience learns the identity of the murderer, the climax of the play, there seems no suspense because there is no logical reason for his (or her) guilt. There are no clues, no plot progression or twists. The line are stale and occasionally incoherent, tangential to strang degrees. When Marge delivers a line about the British Royal Army in the context of health inspection, no one laughs because no one understands what she is talking about...
...highlight, however, is the acting. Carolyn Rendell, who is a contributing writer for The Crimson, shines as Dora Strang. Her imaginative, sensitive portrayal of a character who teeters on the brink of insanity is marvelous and easily the best performance of the play. Benjamin Hewitt and Donald Britton bring strength of their roles as Alan and Dysart. Blake Lawit impresses the audience with his capacity to handle the volatile, frustrated character of Frank Strang. Elizabeth Price brings earnestness, normality, poise and the most strongly felt stage presence to her role as Jill. The horses are memorable as well. Their grace...