SAM SHEPARD’S

TOOTH OF CRIME
(2ND DANCE)
a play with music in two acts

music and lyrics
by T-Bone Burnett

FREDERICTON

MEMORIAL HALL (UNB CAMPUS)
October 13th-15th
@8pm nightly

SAINT JOHN

BMO REHEARSAL HALL (SJTC BUILDING)
October 21st-22nd
@7:30pm nightly – note the early start!

Tickets available at the door: $12/adult; $8/student

In cooperation with Theatre UNB.

In the not-so-distant future, rock ‘n’ roll and mass murder collide in Sam Shepard‘s Tooth of Crime (Second Dance). Hoss, a solo rock/murder artist is climbing the charts, inching his way ever closer to the top but finds something lacking. On his horizon is a new challenger who doesn’t follow the Game, or listen to the Keepers, a challenger named Crow who follows no rules at all. While Hoss struggles with his own identity and place in the world, his very life hangs in the balance when this Crow comes rapping at his chamber door. With live music arranged by Matt Gray, adapted from the gritty original compositions by T Bone Burnett, this production is a pure, jagged ride through the Heart of the West, in a way that only Sam Shepard can provide. Directed by Nicholas Cole, and featuring a cast of six veteran Nasty Shadows, this is a production to die for.

WARNING: Audience may be subjected to Death and Dismemberment.
Some Language may be considered Offensive as well.
Viewer discretion is advised.

CAST/CREW
Hoss – Scott Shannon
Becky – Becky Forbes
Meera / Ref – Elizabeth Goodyear
Ruido Ran / Doc – Andrew Jones
Chaser – Rebekah Chassé
Crow – Matthew Spinney

Director – Nicholas Cole
Music director and guitarist – Matt Gray
Lighting designer – Mike Johnston
Assistant Technical Director / Projection design – Michael Holmes-Lauder
Poster designs – Alberto White
Video creators – Alberto White & Mikhail Ferrara

Read more about individual Nasty Shadows >>>

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Voiceprint audio report created by Diane Cole

GIVE IT A LISTEN!
– includes interviews with Nicholas Cole, Matthew Spinney, and Scott Shannon,
along with song samples performed by Matt Gray and the cast

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From last week’s Memorial Hall performances,
read a STU journalism student’s review
in the October 17th issue of
The New Brunswick Beacon:
Sink your teeth into it >>>

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Read an interview with Nicholas Cole, from the October 8th issue of The Daily Gleaner:
Rock music, murder come together in latest production from Nasty Shadows Theatre Co. >>>

Read an interview with Nicholas Cole and
Scott Shannon, from the October 13th issue of
HERE magazine:
Where America went wrong: Tooth of crime combines rock, westerns, sex and drugs>>>

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SONGS RECORDED DURING REHEARSAL

(recordings by Michael Holmes-Lauder)
The Slowdown
performed by Matt Gray on guitar and Becky Forbes on vocals

Dope Island
performed by Matt Gray on guitar and Becky Forbes on vocals

Anything I Say Can and Will Be Used Against Me
performed by Matt Gray on guitar and Scott Shannon on vocals

Make the Metal Scream
performed by Matt Gray on guitar and Scott Shannon on vocals

Kill Zone
performed by Matt Gray on guitar and Rebekah Chassé on vocals

The Rat Age
performed by Matt Gray on guitar and Matthew Spinney on vocals

Mr. Lucky / Swizzle Stick
performed by Matt Gray on guitar and Matthew Spinney on vocals

Sweet Lullaby
performed by Matt Gray on guitar and Matthew Spinney on vocals

PHOTOS FROM MEMORIAL HALL PERFORMANCE

(all photos by Diane Cole — CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE)

PHOTOS FROM REHEARSAL

(all photos by Michael Holmes-Lauder — CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE)

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