Born with Teeth

Born with Teeth
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Written by	Liz Duffy Adams
Characters	Christopher Marlowe William Shakespeare
Date premiered	May 2022
Place premiered	Alley Theatre Houston
Original language	English
Genre	Drama

Born with Teeth is a play by Liz Duffy Adams about the relationship between playwrights William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.

The play received its world premiere at Alley Theatre in Houston on May 11, 2022. It was directed by Rob Melrose and starred Matthew Amendt and Dylan Godwin as Marlowe and Shakespeare respectively.^[1][2]

The play was performed in Berkeley, California, from September 1st to October 1st 2023, at the Aurora Theatre Company. The play was directed by Josh Costello, and starred Dean Linnard as Marlowe and Brady Morales-Woolery as Shakespeare.^[3]

Ashland, Oregon (2024)

The play was performed in Ashland, Oregon, from March 20th to October 13th, 2024, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The play was directed by Rob Melrose. Alex Purcell played Marlowe and Shakespeare was played by Bradley James Tejada (3/20 - 9/14) and Jaysen Wright (9/18 - 10/13).^[4]

London West End (2025)

The play had its European premiere in London's West End, presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Wyndham's Theatre. Performances began 13 August 2025 and are scheduled to run to 1 November. RSC co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans directed and the production starred Ncuti Gatwa as Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as Shakespeare.^[5][6][7]