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This event is in the past.It took place on February 25, 2026 at The Center for Fiction.

Story/Teller Arts: Teeth with Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs 1
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Story/Teller Arts: Teeth with Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs

Fort Greene

Story/Teller Arts: Teeth with Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs

Venue

The Center for Fiction

Address

15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Dates and Times

Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 7:00 pm EST

Prices and Tickets

  • Standard Ticket: $10
  • Supporter Ticket: $40+ (Provides the same access as the Standard Ticket, but supports programs)

Host, Artists, Performers, and Collaborators

  • Michael R. Jackson: Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning writer of A Strange Loop, and book and lyrics for Teeth.
  • Anna K. Jacobs: Jonathan Larson and Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award-winning composer, lyricist, and book writer; wrote music and co-wrote the book for Teeth.
  • Moderator: Stacy E. Wolf, Professor of Theater at Princeton University and scholar on feminist musical theater.
  • Original Off-Broadway Cast of Teeth: Including Alyse Alan Louis (who played Dawn in Teeth).
  • Sean Doherty: Performer from Teeth.
  • Jonathan Linden: New York-based guitarist, performed on Teeth Off-Broadway.
  • Patrick Sulken: New York-based music director, arranger, and orchestrator; served as Music Director for Teeth.
  • Presented in partnership with: Theatre Communications Group.

Activity Description

Join an evening of conversation and music featuring Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs, the creators of the Off-Broadway musical Teeth. The event will include a moderated discussion with Jackson and Jacobs, led by Stacy E. Wolf, focusing on the making of Teeth and musical theater's power to challenge, provoke, and entertain. Live performances from the show will be presented by the original Off-Broadway cast, including Alyse Alan Louis. An audience Q&A session will follow.

The musical Teeth, based on the cult-classic film, is a darkly comedic satire that follows Dawn O’Keefe, an Evangelical teen whose secret rows of protective vaginal teeth lead to a bloody reckoning with misogyny and repression within purity culture. The production, hailed as a breakout hit, blends satire and social critique with an irresistibly catchy score.

The event will be available both in-person at The Center for Fiction and livestreamed.

Theater talk + live music
Provocative musical theater
Creator conversation
Brooklyn literary venue

Tips

📚try the short story dispenser for a free random tale
cafe on-site, grab coffee before the show
🎭stick around for the audience Q&A

The Center for Fiction

15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA

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