About The Event
Derived from the Latin word for horse, Equus is a psychological drama that delves deep into the mind’s primal corners. Written in 1973, this English "whydunit," inspired by a real-life incident, unravels the mystery behind a shocking act of violence: seventeen-year-old Alan Strang blinds four horses with a metal spike in a single night.
The story follows Martin Dysart, a child psychiatrist, who begins treating Alan, only to find himself grappling with his own inner turmoil. As the investigation unfolds, Dysart brings to light Alan’s religious, emotional, and sexual obsession with horses, leading him to confront unsettling truths about the nature of normalcy, worship, and desire. Consumed by envy of Alan’s raw, unfiltered passion, the psychiatrist is forced to confront the suffocating monotony of his own life.
Playhouse reimagines this classic through Jung’s lens of the "Shadow Self," making use of the evocative power of shadow theater to throw light on the darkness that remains hidden. Alan’s intense passion and obsession with horses become a powerful metaphor for humanity's most profound extremes—what we suppress, what we idolize, and what ultimately defines our very existence.
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