Young Black Beauty: A dramatization of the novel Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

By Aurand Harris. From the masterful story-teller of the stage comes a memorable retelling of the world's first classic of horses, BLACK BEAUTY by Anne Sewell. Visualized for a cast of 3 girls and 2 boys as horses and 5 males and 2 females as humans (although the human roles may be reduced by doubling) casting is obviously flexible. Open Stage. Period costumes for humans.

Imaginatively evoking a world of horses through voices, percussion, and rhythm, the playwright commences with the birth of a colt. Then from the first we follow little Black Beauty's growth, education, discoveries of the world, including unkindness, the whip, training, friends, and above all humankind. At last, In a theatrical world of horses people and adventure, Black Beauty is finally a fully grown horse, in this charming growing-up adventure. A favorite of children forever, and all horse lovers of course. A memorable success at Louisville's Stage One.