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...Equus, which played at the Loeb Experimental Theater last weekend, Alan Strang (Benjamin Hewitt) faces these disturbing circumstances. Still, family problems and a fetish are not compelling enough reason to blind five horses. Martin Dysart (Donald Britton), a professional psychiatrist, begins with the hope to cure...
Alan is a puzzle. He takes Dysart and the audience into the bizarre world that he shares with Equus, who Alan believes is a deity. In one scene, Alan invokes Equus to ride with him. This nightly ritual is one of the truly magnificent scenes of the play. The revolving stage, drawn by the horses (played with great poise by Kareem Montague, Cecilia Sperling, Meredith Wolf, Keith Barsky and Catherine Zuromskis) enhance Alan's excitement and passion...
...infidelity torments the already distraught boy. "Equus sees, God sees'" he screams, before in a fit of fury, he blinds all five horses with a metal spike. "No more Equus, no more," he screams, above the terrified, blinded horses. This is the revelation that Alan finally makes to Dysart...
...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, coordination and poise make the play incredibly effective...
...ONLY here, on the role of Martin Dysart, that the Leverett House production stumbles. Chad Raphael's performance begins at a high pitch, revealing Dysart's inner conflict early and thus leaving little room for its development. But this approach eliminates the dramatic tension inherent in the script. Ideally, what should appear at first as Dysart's doubts about the usefulness of psychiatry should only later evolve into a professional and personal crisis...