Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA
The phrase “for want of a horse” is most commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack from 1758, describing the cascading effect of how the absence of one small, necessary thing can affect many other, bigger things. The example of Richard III comes to mind, ready at the end to sell England for the low, low price of any old nag there on Bosworth Field. But Olivia Dufault is using a different definition of that phrase in her play, For Want of a Horse – it’s about a man who has sexual desire for his horse, and to some degree, about zoophilia in general. While this material is controversial, The Echo Theater Company delivers an outstanding and darkly funny world premiere production that features some amazing performances. Read more…