Horse Girls — Jenny Rachel Weiner

Synopsis

BoYz may come and Go, bUt hOrSes aRe 4ever... Twelve-year-old Ashleigh rules the Lady Jean Ladies, South Florida's most exclusive horse club. News that her family's stables are being sold and their horses killed for meat throws the Ladies into crisis in this dark comedy of middle school deception and lies.

Development History

Workshop, Fordham/Primary Stages, 2013

Character Breakdown

7 women

“Jenny Rachel Weiner has an ear for viciousness...the promising start to a gleefully devastating body of work” Brendan Kiley,  The Stranger

“Jenny Rachel Weiner has an ear for viciousness...the promising start to a gleefully devastating body of work”

Brendan Kiley, The Stranger

"Weiner is a young humorist to keep an eye on." Mischa Berson, Seattle Times

"Weiner is a young humorist to keep an eye on."

Mischa Berson, Seattle Times

"Weiner is a promising playwright with a talent for drawing humor and horror from seemingly mundane subjects." Zachary Stewart, Theatre Mania

"Weiner is a promising playwright with a talent for drawing humor and horror from seemingly mundane subjects."

Zachary Stewart, Theatre Mania

"pitch-perfect... a 50-minute pop descent into madness" The New York Times

"pitch-perfect... a 50-minute pop descent into madness"

The New York Times

"A worthy heir to Heathers and Mean Girls... fast-paced, frequently hilarious, and razor-sharp." Flavorpill

"A worthy heir to Heathers and Mean Girls... fast-paced, frequently hilarious, and razor-sharp."

Flavorpill

Production History

Professional, the cell, 2015, directed by Sarah Krohn

Professional, Annex Theatre, 2014, directed by Norah Elges

University, Fordham/Primary Stages, 2013, directed by Sarah Krohn

Professional, Ars Nova's ANT FEST, 2013, directed by Sarah Krohn

Professional, Collaboraction Theatre Company, 2013, directed by Rebecca Stevens

Horse Girls by Jenny Rachel Weiner

Horse Girls by Jenny Rachel Weiner

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Horse Girls by Jenny Rachel Weiner

Horse Girls by Jenny Rachel Weiner

Horse Girls by Jenny Rachel Weiner

Horse Girls by Jenny Rachel Weiner

Horse Girls by Jenny Rachel Weiner

Horse Girls by Jenny Rachel Weiner

Photos by Hunter Canning