Teeth: A Coming-of-Rage Musical Comedy - Softcover

Jackson, Michael R.; Jacobs, Anna K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1636702457 ISBN 13: 9781636702452

Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S., 2026

Synopsis

"[Teeth is] really a show not about vagina dentata but about the cancerous cycles of self-loathing, misogyny, and violence that fester at the heart of purity culture. Well, it's also about vagina dentata." --Vulture

Dawn O'Keefe is an Evangelical teen with a bizarre secret: two rows of gleaming white teeth perfectly placed to preserve her chastity. When the supposedly upright Christian men around her prove more interested in taking advantage of her body than in protecting it, they quickly learn to keep their hands (and other appendages) to themselves. From Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winner Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop) and Anna K. Jacobs (POP!), and based on the controversial cult classic film of the same name, Teeth is a toe-tapping, gut-busting, musical satire that gets under the skin of patriarchy and our sex-obsessed and sex-repressed society.

About this title

About the Authors

Michael R. Jackson is an American playwright, composer, and lyricist, best known for his musical A Strange Loop, which won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical. He was named Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer at the 2023 Stage Debut Awards.

He wrote lyrics and co-wrote the book, with Anna K. Jacobs, for the musical adaptation of the indie film Teeth.

Anna K. Jacobs is an Australian composer, lyricist, and book writer living in the US. Her work includes the musicals POP! (Yale Repertory Theatre, 2009) and Teeth (Playwrights Horizons, 2024).

Edition details

• Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1636702457
• ISBN 13: 9781636702452
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120