The World Premiere of:

by Joseph Sousa


October 2-24, 2009

performing at
The Waterbrook Studio
2109 N. Albina #108
Portland, OR 97227

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Tickets & Information

Or Call: 503-662-2RTI (784)

$15 Adult
$10 Student & Senior
Sundays are Pay-What-You-Will ($5 minimum)

About the Show

The last time Sam saw his brother Jake, they were carousing Brooklyn as one another's ultimate wing man. Years later Sam returns to Brooklyn to find the fun loving Jake has transformed into a studious born-again Jewish scholar. They will discover that just as the body can not live without the heart, religion can not live without the family, and redemption from the sins of the past can only come by rediscovering that which was disavowed.

A family meditation on religious themes. A broken family on the brink. Cain and Abel never had it this hard.




Reviews & Testimonials

"What playwright Joseph Sousa really gets at in this taut, thoroughly credible one-act drama is a clear-eyed examination of atonement and redemption, of the complexity of everyday emotion and moral choice, and of what it really takes to lead an ethical life."

"...the play is so full of coarse humor, wrenching emotions and philosophical weight that it's well worth seeking out."
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian
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"Teeth of the Sons does a very powerful job...one of the more promising plays this fall."
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian
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"touches of humor, a lot of feeling, and some serious soul searching, the play is certainly worthwhile."
Ali Reingold, Portland Mercury
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"...touches of humor, sorrow and beatboxing. [It] has an intimate approach well suited to bring out the complexities of Sousa's characters."
Jenny Booth, WWeek
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"Enjoyable and well done...check it out."
Miss Lorraine, PDXPipeline
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"Don't miss this one...It is truly amazing."
Kay Olsen, audience member

Cast

Joe Sousa - Jacob Giorgio

Joseph is grateful for the chance to return to Portland and work with RTI. He performed in RTI's production of King Lear as the Fool last fall. Favorite New York credits include Red Light Winter at the New Drama Workshop Theater, Shakespeare In The Park's Mother Courage, and Reverend John Hale in the Gershwin Theater's production of The Crucible. Teeth Of The Sons was selected by Brooklyn College's Undergraduate Theater Organization for their annual Developing Writer's grant, and went on to be selected by the Barefoot Theatre Company's first annual BareNaked Reading series at 45 Bleecker Theater in Manhattan. Joseph is a proud member of New York's Barefoot Theatre Company. Joseph would like to give a special thanks to Will Allen, Brian Tucker, Jason Zimbler, and Tom Mounsey for their vital script input.

Will Allen - Sam Giorgio

Will Allen is an actor and movie maker. He is incredibly excited and honored to be working on the premiere production of Teeth of the Sons after watching and cheering its development since the beginning. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the City University of New York, Brooklyn. Select stage acting credits include: Next, Suburbia, Cataract, Burial at Thebes, and The Littlewoods. Will has worked on several films and videos and is directing his first feature documentary, Witch Orphans. Will is a proud member of Barefoot Theatre Company.

Jamie Rea - Evelyn

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Meredith Ott - Maddy

Meredith Ott studied Theatre at the University of Puget Sound and received her MA from the University of Oregon. She currently teaches theatre to children in Portland at Northwest Children’s Theatre and Oregon Children’s Theatre. She just recently finished Willamette Shakespeare’s inaugural production of As You Like It as Audrey and is looking forward to making her true Portland debut with the Re-Theatre Instrument.

Staff and Designers

Joseph Sousa, Playwright

Jason Zimbler, Director

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Tony Green, Scenic & Lighting Designer

Anthony holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts from Southern Oregon University. He has acted on stage up and down the west coast from Los Angeles, CA to Seattle, WA. For the past several years Anthony has been on the adjunct faculty of the College of the Siskiyous in northern California. He recently moved to Portland specifically because of the city’s reputation for quality theatre. Past roles include Dennis Shepard in The Laramie Project, Silvio in PVT. Wars and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet. This year Anthony will be completing a MA in Theatre Production and Design through the Ashland Center for Theatre Studies at SOU.

Tom Mounsey, Assistant Director & Stage Manager

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RTI, Sound & Costume Design & Production Managment

Danielle Smith, Production Artist

Nicole Lane, PR/Marketing & Visibility Strategist

Lucas Balzer, Photographer & Graphic Artist

Aubree Lynn, Scenic Painter

The Postcard

Biting into 'Teeth of the Sons'