New Jersey Repertory Company presents WILD HORSES

New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch is proud to present the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of Allison Gregory's Wild Horses, February 22 - March 25, 2018.

Set in a Tastee-Freeze-turned karaoke bar in Anywhere, U.S.A. in 1996, the one-woman play is directed by Suzanne Barabas, NJ Rep's Artistic Director, and stars Estelle Bajou, who appeared last season in The Jag. In addition to Ms. Bajou, Wild Horses also features the talents of several local actors, Alli Angelou, Jim Benner, Debbie Bernstein, Jessica Freeland, Danielle Grosso, Velda Harris, Carl Hoffman, A.J. Melnick, Chris Price, Amelia Vitale, and Heather Welsh who appear as patrons of the bar and perform pre-show karaoke and set the atmosphere for the audience as they enter.

Wild Horses is a coming-of-age story about a time when anything was possible, when the world was full of promise, young love was still a fantasy, and a group of 13 year-olds who recognize injustice can throw caution to the wind and take the initiative to act upon it. A savagely-funny play about a summer that changed an adolescent girl forever, told by her grown-up self. The pathos and hubris of her teenage years, the struggle for identity, independence, and authenticity, and the desire to find one's place in a complicated world - all come rushing at us as she takes us on the ride of her life.

Playwright, Allison Gregory's plays have been produced throughout the country and have been nominated for multiple awards. Wild Horses is her second NNPN Rolling World Premiere. Her plays are published by Playscripts, Smith & Krauss, Dramatic Publishing, and Rain City Press. Theaters participating in the RWP of Wild Horses include Contemporary American Theater Festival (Shepherdstown, WV), CenterStage Theater at the JCC (Rochester, NJ) The VORTEX (Austin, TX).

Tickets, Subscriptions, Reservations Performances are Thursdays, Fridays at 8pm (pre-show 7:40pm); Saturdays 3pm & 8pm (pre-show 2:40pm & 7:40pm); Sundays 2pm (pre-show 1:40pm). Opening night with reception is Saturday, February 24 8pm (pre-show 7:40pm). Tickets are $48 (opening night, $62; premium seating +$5). Annual subscriptions are $225 per person. Reservations by phone: 732-229-3166 or online at www.njrep.org.

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