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BROWN/TRINITY REP MFA PROGRAMS PRESENT THE TOOTH OF CRIME AND STONE COLD DEAD SERIOUS IN REP WORKS BY SAM SHEPARD AND ADAM RAPP TO PLAY IN REP MAY 1-MAY 18
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs proudly present two raw and devastatingly humanistic plays running in repertory this May. Sam Shepard’s poetic and psychedelic rock and roll drama The Tooth of Crime, opens May 1st and is directed by Dan Rogers (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs ’15). Alternating with this Shepard play starting May 2nd is Adam Rapp’s surreal and dark new-age comedy, Stone Cold Dead Serious, directed by Flordelino Lagundino (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs ’15). Performances of both plays run May 1 through May 18 in the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence. General admission is $10, with a $5 discounted ticket for students and seniors. Tickets are on sale now at the Trinity Rep box office, by phone (401) 351-4242, and online at www.trinityrep.com. Audiences should note that both of these productions contain mature subject matter and adult language. Sam Shepard’s introspective play is a “down and dirty” battle of language, style, and - above all rock and roll. Hoss, an aging rock star must defend his territory against up-and-coming maverick, Crow. This futuristic play promises to capture audiences in an epic musical battle for glory, recognition and power. “If rock had a feud with roll and they decided to settle it with pistols, the end result would be The Tooth of Crime,” explains director, Dan Rogers. Add in several highoctane original rock songs, composed by cast members, and you have a play infused with the emotionally driven language of poetry and music. “There’s never been a better time to take a look at how we think of ourselves, and what we dream about,” states Rogers. “It just so happens that a euphoric rock and roll play written in jive future-speak and set against a dystopian apocalypse is a pretty awesome way to do that.”