Has anyone seen the play "EQUUS"?

Question

1. Is Dan really nude??
2.Is it a good play?
3.Do you still think of him as the "potter boy"?
4.What was the play about?
5. did you like it (from 1-5)?
Please tell me anything you know about the play!!!

I need as many opinions as possible!!

Answer 1

I've never seen the play but I read it years ago. Its an abstract piece about a boy's obsession with horses. It delves into his mind and is certainly not a typical play and rather dark. Yes, there is a nude scene, so yes, Daniel gets naked. He said the reason he did this play was so people would stop thinking of him as the "potter boy". He doesn't want to be typecasted or backed into a corner by the Harry character. I thought the play was a great read. I'd give it a 4. I believe it also won a Pulitzer or some award for the writing.

Answer 2

Haven't seen the latest production, but:

1) Most likely. Anything other than real nudity would undermine the impact of that particular scene.
2) Good, yes, but disturbing would probably be a more accurate description.
3) As Drew points out, he did this to try to separate himself from Harry Potter. I doubt it will work, but I also think he'll be able to move beyond Potter eventually.
4) On the surface, it's about a psychiatrist's attempt to find out what drove a young man to blind several horses. But beyond that, it's a meditation on how things that are locked away in our subconscious influence our behavior, and how frightening that can be.
5) I like it, I'll give it a 4.