All The King's Horses

by Doug DeVita

FULL LENGTH, 75 Pages / Contact me for a perusal copy.

SEMI-FINALIST, Middlebury Acting Company’s American Dreaming: 2022 New Play Festival
SEMI-FINALIST, The Depot for New Play Readings

Foreign exchange student Anna thinks meeting egg broker Liz to be the luckiest break she could have as a struggling actress in Hollywood. And when Anna proves to be quite fertile, the unscrupulous Liz begins shopping her...

FULL LENGTH, 75 Pages / Contact me for a perusal copy.

SEMI-FINALIST, Middlebury Acting Company’s American Dreaming: 2022 New Play Festival
SEMI-FINALIST, The Depot for New Play Readings

Foreign exchange student Anna thinks meeting egg broker Liz to be the luckiest break she could have as a struggling actress in Hollywood. And when Anna proves to be quite fertile, the unscrupulous Liz begins shopping her around for donation after donation. But – as Anna recounts to Hella, a court-ordered therapist working through her own personal crisis – when Anna's fertility begins to decline, both she and Liz react in ways that have devastating consequences for both of them.

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  • Chris Gacinski: All The King's Horses

    All the King's Horses is yet another Doug DeVita masterclass on structure, storytelling, and character development. His way of telling stories is unique to him, and this play is a testament to that. The content of this play is striking, as it shows how some can take advantage of a woman's fertility for their own benefit, proving to be devastating. It's a story that will keep you guessing, but you will not cease being enamored by this play. NYC producers, please lend your eyes and ears to this script, it deserves to see the stage!

    All the King's Horses is yet another Doug DeVita masterclass on structure, storytelling, and character development. His way of telling stories is unique to him, and this play is a testament to that. The content of this play is striking, as it shows how some can take advantage of a woman's fertility for their own benefit, proving to be devastating. It's a story that will keep you guessing, but you will not cease being enamored by this play. NYC producers, please lend your eyes and ears to this script, it deserves to see the stage!

  • Joe Swenson: All The King's Horses

    The word that keeps coming to my mind while I read this was incredible. The structure, the characters, the character arc, the vivid representation of so many different facets of this story, and the story itself: incredible. Doug DeVita tells this story as if he was there, witnessed every single detail of every single moment and just when you think he can't push the story any further out of your comfort zone, Hella tells a piece of her story that brought me to tears. This show must be produced. Either on stage or in film. Incredible.

    The word that keeps coming to my mind while I read this was incredible. The structure, the characters, the character arc, the vivid representation of so many different facets of this story, and the story itself: incredible. Doug DeVita tells this story as if he was there, witnessed every single detail of every single moment and just when you think he can't push the story any further out of your comfort zone, Hella tells a piece of her story that brought me to tears. This show must be produced. Either on stage or in film. Incredible.

  • Dave Osmundsen: All The King's Horses

    At once a thriller that gradually reveals itself to the audience and a complex portrayal of mother/daughter relations, "All the King's Horses" swiftly and theatrically explores how lies and deception complicate one woman's bodily autonomy.

    At once a thriller that gradually reveals itself to the audience and a complex portrayal of mother/daughter relations, "All the King's Horses" swiftly and theatrically explores how lies and deception complicate one woman's bodily autonomy.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization 36th Street Writers Block, Year 2021
  • Type Workshop, Organization Davenport Theatrical Playwrights Workshop, Year 2020
  • Type Workshop, Organization ESPA/Primary Stages, Year 2019