4 Horses of the Apocalypse

by Matthew Weaver

TEN-MINUTE: The four horses of the apocalypse wonder if today will be the day.

Selected for Mystic Vision Players's Kicking & Swearing Festival in Rahway, NJ, in January-February 2020.

Performed as part of Playwrights Playground, Stage Left Theatre, Spokane, WA, August 2020. Directed by Rebecca Cook.

Published in the Vassar Review in May 2020, literary arts journal at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.

TEN-MINUTE: The four horses of the apocalypse wonder if today will be the day.

Selected for Mystic Vision Players's Kicking & Swearing Festival in Rahway, NJ, in January-February 2020.

Performed as part of Playwrights Playground, Stage Left Theatre, Spokane, WA, August 2020. Directed by Rebecca Cook.

Published in the Vassar Review in May 2020, literary arts journal at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.

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  • Kate Danley: 4 Horses of the Apocalypse by Matthew Weaver
    “

    I caught this at "10 to Places" at Heart Rep. In performance, without the title in front of me to know what was coming, the creeping awareness that these were the four horses of the apocolypse was an absolute delight. A total crowd pleaser!

    I caught this at "10 to Places" at Heart Rep. In performance, without the title in front of me to know what was coming, the creeping awareness that these were the four horses of the apocolypse was an absolute delight. A total crowd pleaser!

    ”
  • Charles Scott Jones: 4 Horses of the Apocalypse by Matthew Weaver
    “

    What do the four horses (sans horsemen) of the apocalypse stand for? If you need reminding - as I did - then Matthew Weaver’s instructive and allegorical play 4 HORSES OF THE APOCALYPSE is the way to go. Weaver also demonstrates how they kill time, waiting for the big day. This would be an absurdist pleasure to see staged. Portraying Death as a pig-tailed girl is a fascinating choice and the conclusion will bring a collective smile to the audience’s face.

    What do the four horses (sans horsemen) of the apocalypse stand for? If you need reminding - as I did - then Matthew Weaver’s instructive and allegorical play 4 HORSES OF THE APOCALYPSE is the way to go. Weaver also demonstrates how they kill time, waiting for the big day. This would be an absurdist pleasure to see staged. Portraying Death as a pig-tailed girl is a fascinating choice and the conclusion will bring a collective smile to the audience’s face.

    ”
  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn: 4 Horses of the Apocalypse by Matthew Weaver
    “

    I love the delightful way this dark parable is told. The horses are like us all, waiting for the other shoe to drop. For the gates to open. For our call to arms...but oh! Sugar cubes! Living in the moment is great, too. I especially love the depiction of Death. It will be shocking and hilarious to behold this play.

    I love the delightful way this dark parable is told. The horses are like us all, waiting for the other shoe to drop. For the gates to open. For our call to arms...but oh! Sugar cubes! Living in the moment is great, too. I especially love the depiction of Death. It will be shocking and hilarious to behold this play.

    ”
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Character Information

  • PALE HORSE
    Death's horse.
    Any
    Any
    Any
  • RED HORSE
    War's horse.
    Any
    Any
    Any
  • WHITE HORSE
    Pestilence's horse.
    Any
    Any
    Any
  • BLACK HORSE
    Famine's horse.
    Any
    Any
    Any
  • DEATH
    Death.
    6-10
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman