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Dive deep into Sam Shepard's The Tooth of Crime with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
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The play is set in a vaguely described science fiction future dominated by "The Game," a conflation of rock music and violenceplayed by "Markers" under the direction of "The Keepers." Hoss has struggled to become the top Marker, only to find himself doubting his own abilities in the face of opposition from "Gypsies" who operate outside of the offic...
Hoss – The world's top Marker, he is worried that the younger Gypsies are aiming to usurp his position. He often takes on the dialects of past myths, such as a Western gunfighter, a 1920s gangster,...Crow – An upstart Gypsie Marker seeking to dethrone Hoss. He constantly speaks in a stylish, newfangled dialect. He is described as looking like The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.Becky Lou– Hoss's girlfriend/manager.Star-Man – An astrologerwho advises Hoss.The Tooth of Crime was first performed at the Open Space, Londonon July 17, 1972. The cast included: 1. Hoss – Malcolm Storry 2. Becky Lou – Petronella Ford 3. Star-Man – Michael Weller 4. Galactic Jack – Tony Milner 5. Cheyenne – Tony Sibbalt 6. Doc – John Grillo 7. Crow – Dave Schofield 8. Directed by Charles Marowitz. Shepard originally wrote th...
Mustazza, Leonard (1989). "In the Old Style: The Tragic Vision in Sam Shepard's The Tooth of Crime". Text and Performance Quarterly. Vol. 9, no. 4. pp. 277–285. doi:10.1080/10462938909365939.Gilman, Richard. (1984) Introduction. Seven Playsby Sam Shepard. New York: Bantam.- Jules Aaron, Sam Shepard
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Tooth of Crime is an album by T Bone Burnett. The album is a selection of music written by Burnett for the 1996 production of Sam Shepard's play The Tooth of Crime.
Critical Essays. Analysis. Summary. PDF Cite Share. The Tooth of Crime is a large idea, a play imbued with the energy and chaos of jazz and rock, a 1960’s look at the future alterations in...
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Also in 1997, he wrote songs for the Sam Shepard play The Tooth of Crime: Second Dance, which premiered off-Broadway in New York City with Vincent D'Onofrio and Kirk Acevedo. An album of these songs, Tooth of Crime , was released in May 2008, featuring guitarist Marc Ribot , Sam Phillips and David Poe, whose self-titled debut Burnett ...
Crow, an arrogant, finely tuned, efficient young killer who comes from the outside to challenge Hoss to a shoot-out. He is a real threat to Hoss’s position on the charts as well as to his pride ...
