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Synopsis

Chris’s life is over. On top of the usual problems which come with being thirteen -- angst, hormones, attention from the dorky kid next door -- her mother is dead, and her deluded father, Arthur, has a new girlfriend: Carol, her mother’s hospice nurse. Chris is convinced that perfectly-coiffed Carol is pure evil and actually the cause of her mother’s death, but Arthur doesn’t believe her. When Arthur runs over a mysterious creature, and the wandering corpse hatches terrifying, yet adorable, fanged and feathered monsters, Chris believes the creatures have been sent from above to help her destroy her step-mother-to-be. With the help of Hugo, her earnestly smitten German neighbor, Chris feeds the creatures Carol’s refrigerator full of hamburger meat to help them grow, but soon realizes that these little weapons are out of her hands. Who is guilty, who is innocent, who is the real murderous devil -- and in the face of supernatural hunger, does it even matter? Charise Castro Smith’s Feathers and Teeth is hilarious, horrifying, and heartbreaking in equal measure, a fast-paced, incredibly gory dark comedy with a vulnerable, grief-stricken core.

Show Information

Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
2015
Genres
Dark Comedy, Horror
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
springtime, 1978, small town, midwest, u.s.a.
Cast Size
small
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Includes Early Teen, Adult, Child Characters

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Chris

Lead

Female

Spoken

Carol

Lead

Female

Spoken

Arthur

Lead

Male

Spoken

Hugo Schmidt

Supporting

Male

Spoken

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