The Cusp of Greatness
Anita Bradt
The Tooth of Crime
by Sam Shepard
Synopsis
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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"A young American playwright of pure brilliance and imaginative fantasy."
— The New York Times
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The Tooth of Crime is a play written by Sam Shepard and published by Samuel French .
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