![]() “The message would be that he has been and is with us every step of our lives, guiding, protecting, and moving us toward our ultimate destiny,” Stratton says.Ī message of hope in desperate times also permeates the play. The sandy desert Calormen and the snowy cold Narnia cultures converge in “The Horse and His Boy.”Īslan the lion remains the central figure in the story. Photo by Will Crooks.Įxtra thought also went into creating the fantasy Calormen culture in order to avoid replicating any real-life culture. The fictional Calormen culture draws inspiration from Persia and India. To make the two full-scale horse puppets even more believable, they have ears that flick and hooves that click. “So the horses had to be flexible enough to get all the way down on the ground.” “Bree … always has this infatuation a little bit with wanting to roll in the grass,” Stratton says with a laugh. In addition to Bree, a horse named Hwin, belonging to a young girl named Aravis, plays an important part in the story. “I think that’s what strengthens our play, but that was a challenge.”Ĭreating realistic horses that could be ridden posed one challenge. Lewis says and what he wants,” Stratton says. She says “The Horse and His Boy” was the most challenging due to numerous characters’ backstories and perspectives. Writer and director Nicole Stratton wanted to remain true to the Narnia books in all her adaptations. premiere has drawn far-off Narnia fans - from England to Indonesia - to the Upstate’s somewhat hidden gem. With nonstop action, life-size puppets, and intriguing sets straight from a fairy tale, the production’s U.S. In addition to two horse puppets, a lion and a cat puppet also appear in the play. Set south of Narnia in Calormen, “The Horse and His Boy” tells the tale of young servant Shasta and his talking horse Bree as they escape from a cruel master in the journey of a lifetime. Just as the Pevensie children jumped off the pages of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” and Prince Caspian saved Narnia before audiences’ very eyes, “The Chronicles of Narnia” continue at The Logos Theatre with “The Horse and His Boy.” ![]()
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