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Wild Horses (Gregory)

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  1w

Allison Gregory

Wild Horses is a savagely funny one-woman play about a threshold summer that forever alters an adolescent girl, as portrayed by her grown-up self.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

It’s the 70’s, there’s music and make-outs, and freedom is just out of reach. A savagely funny play about a threshold summer that forever alters an adolescent girl, as portrayed by her grown-up self. Complex and timeless, this is a coming-of-age story for all generations. The pathos and hubris of teenage years, the struggle for identity, independence and authenticity, and the desire to find your place in a complicated world — it all come rushing at us as she takes us on the ride of her life.

History
Wild Horses made its world premiere at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival in Shepherdstown, WV on July 7, 2017. Subsequent productions include stagings at CenterStage at JCC in Rochester, NY (September 2017), The Vortex in Austin, TX (November 2017), New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, NJ (February 2018), Intiman Theatre in Seattle, WA (May 2018), Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, MA (September 2021), Williamston Theatre in Williamston, MI (January 2023) and Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis, IN (February 2023).
Keywords
Performing Groups
THE WOMAN – 40-60; the mother of teens
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    A place where people gather: a casual, communal hub. Tonight.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Media

“A masterpiece of adolescent disobedience and awkward teenage interactions.” – Drama in the Hood

“The storytelling is powerful and vivid. Gregory's words... paint an almost movie-like scene before you... This show reminds us that we each have our own past and hidden within are the universal truths of growing up.” – Broadway World

“Gregory’s work is a masterpiece of adolescent disobedience and awkward teenage interactions that is sure to elicit both raucous laughter and groans of discomfort.” – Drama in the Hood

“Allison Gregory's Wild Horses is a wickedly funny examination of the heady early teenage years. It is a stunning one woman monologue about the struggle for identity, independence and authenticity. What is remarkable about Allison Gregory's riveting tale is the universality of the story. Wild Horses is a brilliantly constructed and highly engaging tale.” – Broadway World Austin

“This heady mix presents its own combination of wonder and danger, a novel's worth of content shrunk to the size of a play, and presented through a single performer… at the end of the show we do not want to let go of the acquaintance of this sprightly, adventurous and incredibly true-to-life adolescent and her associates.” – Broadway World Baltimore

Videos

  • Wild Horses – Merrimack Repertory Theatre Trailer youtube thumbnail

    Wild Horses – Merrimack Repertory Theatre Trailer

  • Wild Horses – Phoenix Theatre Promo youtube thumbnail

    Wild Horses – Phoenix Theatre Promo

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Authors

Allison Gregory

Allison Gregory

Allison Gregory’s plays have been produced and developed all over the country and include Forcing Hyacinths (Julie Harris Playwriting Award; South Coast Repertory Theatre’s California Playwrights Award); Fall Off Night (Garland Award, L.A); Cliffhouse (Gregory Nomination, Bes ...

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