Shaggy-Haired Horses of Winter: A Red Shuttleworth Play

Shaggy-Haired Horses of Winter

a play by

Red Shuttleworth

Red Shuttleworth's Shaggy-Haired Horses of Winter (adapted into a full length play from Shuttleworth's one-act developed and produced at University of Nevada, Las Vegas) premiered at Spirit of the Horse Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 9, 1990.

The opening of Shaggy-Haired Horses of Winter (cast of two women and two men) was directed by Jack Gritzmacher... who was soon fired.  The play closed briefly... then opened again under the direction of Arjo Adams (Artistic Director of Spirit of the Horse Theatre).

Red Shuttleworth's Shaggy-Haired Horses of Winter is a (for mature adults) double love triangle, a tragi-comedy set in a line cabin in Northern Nebraska, near the Niobrara River.  Two women, dear friends, become pitted against each other over two cowboys, to learn a truth or two about love, what it takes to win, courage, bravado, and about coping with ranch life beset by intrusions from the world outside. 

The cast of Shaggy-Haired Horses of Winter featured:

               David Roberts..............................Dingus

               Kay Kropp....................................Zerelda

               Scott Thun.....................................Moss

               Gwen Loeb....................................Lottie

Kay Kropp, Gwen Loeb, and David Roberts

The script for Red Shuttleworth's full-length version of Shaggy-Haired Horses of Winter is only available to artistic directors (who are seriously interested in fully producing the play) at professional theatres.  Those wishing to receive a copy of the script should send an email to Red Shuttleworth (redshuttleworth@gmail.com).

Red Shuttleworth

(Stillwater, Minnesota, February 1990)