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The Tooth of Crime

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 7m

Sam Shepard

1997 Revision, Tooth of Crime (Second Dance)

"A young American playwright of pure brilliance and imaginative fantasy." - The New York Times

The Tooth of Crime

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    1w, 7m

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Summary
Hoss a rock star battles to protect his territory and the established values of his rock kingdom against the young gypsy marauder, Crow. The play combines elements of myth, Greek tragedy, Westerns, modern rock and roll and futuristic fantasy in a provocative and engrossing pastiche culminating in a sensational verbal duel to the death.
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  • Additional Features Play w/ Music
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"A young American playwright of pure brilliance and imaginative fantasy." - The New York Times

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Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard’s first New York plays, Cowboys and The Rock Garden, were produced by Theatre Genesis in 1964. For several seasons, he worked with Off-Off-Broadway theatre groups including La MaMa and Caffe Cino. Eleven of his plays won Obie Awards, including Chicago, The Tooth o ...

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