Equus
Equus by Peter Shaffer
A Senior Directing Thesis by Charlotte Cugnini
Performances October 22nd - 24th 2015 at 7:30 in Tawes Theatre in Gibson Center for the Arts
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.
All photos by Paul W. Gillepsie
10/24/2015
Nicolas Anstett ’16 strokes the face of Nugget, his favorite horse, played by Simon Belcher ’18.
Drew Beardmore ’16 during one of Dysart’s frequent monologues.
Drew Beardmore ’16 as Dr. Martin Dysart.
Drew Beardmore ’16 and Rosie Alger ’18.
Rosie Alger ’18.
Rosie Alger ’18 stands during an emphatic moment.
Nicolas Anstett ’16 as Alan Strang and Drew Beardmore ’16 as Dr. Martin Dysart.
Nicolas Anstett ’16 and Elizabeth Clemens ’19.
During the show, Alan suffers frequent nightmares, here he is comforted by his nurse, played by Elizabeth Clemens ’19.
Mr. Strang, played by Nick Coviello ’16, confronts his son in front of the television.
Drew Beardmore ’16 as Dr. Martin Dysart and Ashley Warfield ’16 as Dora Strang.
Ashley Warfield ’16 during a dramatic moment.
The horses surround Alan.
Nicolas Anstett ’16 as Alan performing the worshipful ritual at the center of the show.
Dysart and Alan during one of their frequent counseling sessions.
The cast pantomiming watching a dirty film.
Alan, his father, and Jill share an awkward moment at a bus stop.
Elizabeth Clemens ’19 as Jill and Nicolas Anstett ’16 as Alan share a kiss.
Drew Beardmore as Dr. Martin Dysart comforts Alan after a particularly violent episode.
The cast takes a final bow.