Equus
SEASON 7In Partnership With Virginia Repertory Theatre.
In association with VCU Dance and Amaranth Contemporary Dance.
Video by 4th Wall Student Leadership Program
By Peter Shaffer
Direction by Anna Senechal Johnson
November 5-28, 2015 at Theatre Gym
Cast
Dysart … David Bridgewater*
Alan … Jacob Pennington
Horseman/Nugget … Charley Raintree
Nurse … Grey Garrett
Hesther … Jessi Johnson
Dora … Lauren Leinhaas-Cook
Frank ... Larry Cook
Dalton ... Christopher Dunn
Jill … McLean Jesse
Horses/Chorus … Kevin Carroll, Steele Goldman, Jamar Jones, Evan Nasteff, Matt Shofner
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the U.S.A.
Production Team
Direction … Anna Senechal Johnson
Choreography … Scott Putman
Original Score & Music … Robbie Kinter and Ryan Jones
Original Video Design … Joey Elswick, Michael Jarrett
Scenic & Properties Design … Rich Mason
Costume Design … Emily DeAngelis
Scenic Painting … Lara Koplin
Lighting Design … Michael Jarrett
Fight Choreography … David Bridgewater
Production Management … Rich Mason
Stage Management … Kim Pawlick
Stage Management & Crew
Running Crew … Elaina Riddell and Elpeth Sweatman
Carpenter … Tommy Hawfield
Specialty Props … Paul DiPasquale
Horse Head Construction & Design … Terrie Powers, Jim Ward
Sound & Video Operator … Elaina Riddell
Light Board Operator … Kim Pawlick
Assistant to the Lighting Designer … Weston Corey
Assistant to Scenic Artist … Sophie Solomon Resplandy
2015-2016 Production Interns … Catie Choate, Alvino Medina, Elaina Riddell, and Elspeth Sweatman
Administrative & Marketing
Director of Education … Laine Satterfield
Graphic Designer … Laura Cliburn
Marketing & Development Associate … Sheila Shedd
Special Events Coordinator … Melissa Johnston Price
Bookkeeper … Lisa Kotula
Video Production … 4th Wall Student Leadership Program
Show Photography … Jason Collins Photography
Internet Services Manager … Lindsay C. Terrell
Poster Design … Noel Ritter
House Manager … Jocelyn Thompson
2015-2016 Literary Associate … Claire Yenson
Administrative Assistant … Connor Murphy
2015-2016 Marketing & Administrative Intern … Dani Brown
2015-2016 Education Intern … Peyton Bowen
Publicity & Reviews
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“Seeing Equus here was maybe one of the most impressive things that I have ever had an honor to take in with my own senses. You should not miss this very special chance to be challenged intensely and left reeling by the awesome talent Richmond theatre has to offer in rendering Peter Shaffer’s deeply haunting story.”
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"...Cadence Theatre Co.'s production of the 1973 psychological drama...tell(s) the story of psychiatrist Martin Dysart (played by David Bridgewater, shown) and a disturbed teenager named Alan Strang (Jacob Pennington) with an erotic-religious fixation on horses."
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“The large-framed Bridgewater is known for portraying powerful and ferocious characters; here he gives us a vulnerable and nuanced depiction of the reluctant psychologist. Working with Johnson’s assured direction, it’s Bridgewater’s show, and he does an admirable job.”
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“Psychiatrists work to delve into their patients’ minds and pull out the fragments that keep them from aligning with societal norms. But what happens when the doctor delves too deep and finds himself almost becoming the patient?”
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“If only we could still feel the trail beneath us, the wind on our faces, the touch of each other. Forty years on, Equus still haunts.”
Snapshots
Photos by Jason Collins Photography
