Horsedreams
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 17, 2011
Closed Dec 17, 2011
Opened Nov 17, 2011
Closed Dec 17, 2011
Running Time:
1hr. 35min.
1hr. 35min.
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Horsedreams explores the breakdown of the family unit as a result of addiction. After his wife, Desiree, dies of an accidental overdose, Loman faces the harsh reality of raising their son, Luka, alone. A world premiere of Dael Orlandersmith's new play.
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Dael Orlandersmith is a highly acclaimed playwright, but it's her breathtaking command of the stage as the star of her own works, many of which are solo shows, that often most impresses. For her latest piece, Horsedreams, which has its world premiere at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Orlandersmith shares the stage with three other fine actors, but the piece comes most alive when she's alone in the spotlight.
The work tells a somber tale of cocaine and heroin addiction and its destructive effects on a young, wealthy but unhappy white family in New York (a fate hauntingly captured by the cracks and shards of Takeshi Kata's beautiful, minimalist set design).
Orlandersmith plays Mira, a bla[...]