Tooth and Claw

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.

The show includes conversations with playwright Michael Hollinger, and with Carol Ann Bassett, author of .

Tooth and Claw is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in July 2012.

Director: Jessica Kubzansky

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:

Jaime Alvarez as Pedro, Chico

Stephanie Beatriz as Ana Ortega

Daniel Chacon as Park Official, Tour Guide, Alberto

Richard Gallegos as Tito, Bernardo

Daniel Guzman as Gonzalo Reyes

Justin Huen as Jorge, Manuel

Jay Montalvo as Miguel Mendoza

W. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm Geary

Jos Viramontes as Carlos Zavala

Cynthia Watros as Schuyler Baines

Associate Producer: Christina Montaño

Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Sound Effects Artist: Jeff Gardner

Stage Manager: Ricki McKissock

Music Supervisor: Scott Willis

Original Music By Mark Holden And Wes Dewberry

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