Tooth and Claw
written by Michael Hollinger, 1962- (2013); directed by Jessica Kubzansky; produced by Susan Loewenberg; performed by Jaime Alvarez, Stephanie Beatriz, Daniel Chacon, Richard Gallegos, Daniel Guzmán, Justin Huen, Jay Montalvo, W. Morgan Sheppard, 1934-, Jos Viramontes and Cynthia Watros (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2013), 1 hour 58 mins
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named 'Lonesome George', and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands.An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:Jaime Alvarez as Pedro/ChicoStephanie Beatriz as Ana OrtegaDaniel Chacón as Park Official/Tour Guide/AlbertoRichard Gallegos as Tito/BernardoDaniel Guzman as Gonzalo ReyesJustin Huen as Jorge/ManuelJay Montalvo as Miguel MendozaW. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm GearyJos Viramontes as Carlos ZavalaCynthia Watros as Schuyler BainesOriginal music by Mark Holden and Wes Dewberry.Includes interviews with playwright Michael Hollinger and Carol Ann Bassett, the author of Galápagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin’s Cradle of Evolution.Directed by Jessica Kubzansky. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in July of 2012.Tooth and Claw is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
- Field of Interest
- Drama
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2013 L.A. Theatre Works
- Director
- Jessica Kubzansky
- Content Type
- Spoken word recording
- Duration
- 1 hour 58 mins
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Drama
- Label
- L.A. Theatre Works
- Performer
- Jaime Alvarez, Stephanie Beatriz, Daniel Chacon, Richard Gallegos, Daniel Guzmán, Justin Huen, Jay Montalvo, W. Morgan Sheppard, 1934-, Jos Viramontes, Cynthia Watros
- Playwright
- Michael Hollinger, 1962-
- Producer
- Susan Loewenberg
- Publisher
- L.A. Theatre Works
- Place Published / Released
- Los Angeles, CA
- Date Recorded
- 2012-07-19
- Release Date
- 2013
- Setting
- Galapagos Islands
- Subject
- Drama, Theatre, Literature & Language, Music & Performing Arts, Drama, American Theater, Drama, Teatro Norte-Americano, Teatro Norteamericano, Pedro, Chico, Ana Ortega, Park Official, Tour Guide, Alberto, Tito, Bernardo, Gonzalo Reyes, Jorge, Manuel, Miguel Mendoza, Malcolm Geary, Carlos Zavala, Schuyler Baines
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Drama, Teatro Norte-Americano, Teatro Norteamericano
