Really
by Jackie Sibblies Drury

Directed by: Allison McCall

Sept 4 - 28, 2025

When a grieving mother visits her late son’s girlfriend, the two women look back at the man they both loved, each jockeying for a claim to his legacy as a son, lover, and artist. REALLY is a play about mourning, intimacy, and the conflict between goodness and greatness as seen through the lens of photography.

“…stylishly contemplative…Drury has created a work that focuses on fixed images culled from life’s flux. REALLY is a play about photography. And it asks provocative questions about the value of what is seen in pictures that freeze fleeting moments for posterity…[REALLY] deftly uses the self-consciousness of its characters to create a more pervasive, self-examining consciousness about the artistic process…” —The New York Times.

The Squirrels
by Robert Askins

Directed by: Jake Cote

Oct 30 - Nov 23, 2025

Scurius, the patriarch of a family of gray squirrels, has collected enough nuts to last ten winters. When a group of starving fox squirrels begs him to share his hoard of food, animosity erupts into a ferocious war. THE SQUIRRELS is a boundary-pushing, darkly satirical look at wealth inequality in which no creature comes out unscathed.

“Crazy? Of course. Crazy is what Askins does. Charming? Yes, that too, and thought-provoking…THE SQUIRRELS offers an amusing tale that challenges assumptions about good and evil, power and tribalism. This is an experience like no other.” —San Diego Local News.

The Minutes
by Tracy Letts

Directed by: Christopher Price

Feb 26 - March 29, 2026

This scathing new comedy about small-town politics and real-world power, from the author of August: Osage County, exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely-held American narratives while asking each of us what we would do to keep from becoming history’s losers.

“Astonishing... a pitch black comedy about the current state of American politics and the ‘fake news’ elements in our national history... a blood ritual rooted in the more farcical manifestations of local government and parliamentary procedure, and along the way he has explained how some in this country have been brutally sacrificed, and why such sacrifices continue to be sanctioned.” – Chicago Sun-Times

An Empty Plate in the Cafe Du Grand Boeuf
by Michael Hollinger

Directed by: Stacey Koloski

April 23 - May 17, 2026

No menu necessary at the world’s greatest restaurant, the Café du Grand Boeuf in Paris. Why? “Because we have everything,” headwaiter Claude admonishes waiter-in-training Antoine. On this hot July night in 1961, the two join waitress Mimi and chef Gaston in awaiting the imminent arrival of Victor, the Café's owner and sole patron. But when “Monsieur” returns from the bullfights in Madrid, disheveled and morose, his wish is simple: to die of starvation at his own table. The frantic staff, whose very lives depend on Victor’s appetite, try all means to change his mind, but to no avail. Finally, they make a last-ditch plea: Out of respect for their life’s work, will he let them prepare one final meal—provided they leave it in the kitchen? Instead they will describe it, course by course, over a series of empty platters. Victor reluctantly consents, and the “feast of adjectives and adverbs” begins…

“…an absurdist tragicomedy…that manages to pay homage to Hemingway and Beckett in an…often hilarious existential romp.” —Boston Globe.

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October 10 - November 3, 2024 at Mad Horse

By Jen Silverman
Directed by Hollie Pryor

A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target having been labeled a "witch" and cast out by the town but her soul is not so readily bought.

Janice Gardner* ………. Elizabeth Sawyer
Mason Hawkes ………. Scratch
Dave Heath ………. Sir Arthur Banks
J. Will Fritz ………. Cuddy Banks
Jesse Leighton ………. Frank Thorne
Savannah Irish* ………. Winnifred

Hollie Pryor ………. Director
Skylar Helena ………. Stage Manager
Molly Wagner ………. Assistant Stage Manager
Lauren Stockless* ………. Production Manager
Leo Mock ………. Intimacy Coordination
Nancy Salmon ………. Choreography
Jake Cote* ………. Fight Choreography
Sage Bartlett ………. Scenic Design
Christine Marshall** ………. Costume Design
Stacey Koloski* ………. Props Design
Emily Kenny ………. Lighting Design
Ryan McGowan ………. Sound Design
Nick Schroeder* ………. Dramaturgy

*Company Member
**Company Member Emeritus

Thank you to our WITCH Sponsor!

January 16 - February 9, 2025 at Mad Horse

By Edward Albee
Directed by Christoper Price*

The uneasy existence of upper-middle-class suburbanites Agnes and Tobias and their permanent houseguest, Agnes's witty and alcoholic sister Claire, is disrupted by the sudden appearance of lifelong family friends Harry and Edna, who ask to stay with them to escape an unnamed terror. They are soon followed by Agnes and Tobias's bitter 36-year-old daughter Julia, who returns home following the collapse of her fourth marriage.  These guests bring doubt, recrimination and ultimately solace, upsetting the "delicate balance" of Agnes and Tobias's household.

Janice Gardner*
Mark Rubin*
Marie Stewart Harmon*
Christine Louise Marshall**
James Herrera
Lisa Muller

Christopher Price* ………. Director
Jennifer Halm-Perazone* ………. Stage Manager
Noir Oliver ………. Assistant Stage Manager
Savannah Irish* ………. Production Manager
Steve Lupin ………. Set Design & Build
Peter Bloom………..Assistant Set Build
Anna Halloran* ………. Costume Design
Stacey Koloski* ………. Props Design
Louise Ambler ………. Lighting Design
Ryan McGowan ………. Sound Design
Nick Schroeder* ………. Dramaturgy

*Company Member
**Company Member Emeritus

March 6 - 30, 2025 at Mad Horse

By Sheila Callaghan
Directed by Lauren Stockless*

What's on the menu for Meredith, Tori, and Sandy, the three women in Guy's life? Healthy lifestyles, upward mobility, meaningful sex? Or self-loathing and distorted priorities? Inspired by the strangely ubiquitous advertising trend of picturing attractive women blissfully eating salad, award-winning playwright Sheila Callaghan breaks all the rules of our image-obsessed culture in Women Laughing Alone With Salad. This raw comedy is served with a side of feminism and tossed with audacious imagery, biting social critique, and devastating humor.

Guy / Alice …………… Ethan Rhoad
Meredith / Bruce …………… Lys Pearl Ross
Tori / Joe …………… Allison McCall *
Sandy / Guy …………… Mary Fraser

Director …………… Lauren Stockless*
Assistant Director & Dramaturgy …………… Hope Riordan
Stage Manager …………… Jenn London
Assistant Stage Manager …………… Anya Criden Clark
Production Manager & Fight Choreo …………… Jake Cote*
Intimacy Coordination …………… Hollie Pryor
Scenic Design…………… Jake Cote*
Scenic Build …………… Joey Cote
Costume Design …………… Savannah Irish*
Props Design …………… Adam Corriveau
Sound Design  …………… Nick Schroeder*
Lighting Design …………… Louise Ambler
Projectionist/Video Design …………… Cora Therber
Projections Graphics …………… Joe Bearor*

*Mad Horse Company Member

Women Laughing Alone With Salad is a satirical, dark comedy that tackles challenging and deeply personal subjects, including:

• Sexual Content (discussions and highly stylized contact)

• Discussion of eating disorders 

• Negative discussions of weight / body shaming 

• Emetophobia Warning / implication and description of vomiting

• Simulated blood

May 1 - 25, 2025 at Mad Horse

By Matthew Lopez
Directed by Joshua Chard

He's young, he's broke, his landlord's knocking at the door, and he's just found out his wife is going to have a baby. To make matters even more desperate, Casey is fired from his gig as an Elvis impersonator in a run-down, small-town Florida bar. When the bar owner brings in a B-level drag show to replace his act, Casey finds that he has a whole lot to learn about show business—and himself.