Monday, January 14, 2013

Teeth by Tina Howe (A unique comedy...I think it's a comedy)

The one-act is about this dentist, Dr. Rose, who has a fixation with a maestro named Glenn Gould and unprofessionally asks the opinion of his patient, Amy, (Any whovians out there?) while replacing a filling that has been taken out by eating taffy. The radio is playing a tribute to Bach for the duration of the day.Into the play, Dr. Rose struggles to the point of infantile failure trying to open a bottle of filling cement while Amy pontificates about her reoccurring dream that she has about her teeth being destroyed in her mouth. Finally the scene ends with Amy helping Dr. Rose open the bottle with her teeth, which she is rebuffed for doing and they black out while singing the next song that plays.

A Man for Dr. Rose
A girl for Amy.
Both should look middle age but Dr. Rose is just a bit older and more disheveled.


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