Photo Flash: First Look at Department of Fools' THE TOOTH-PULLER at The PIT

The Department of Fools is back for sloppy seconds! After a successful revival at the PIT of their Fringe NYC hit, A History of Servitude, the Fools returned to The PIT with their newest Commedia creation: The Tooth-Puller. A fast-paced farce of masked mayhem, The Tooth-Puller is now playing at the Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) until November 5th. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

The Tooth-Puller has no script. Instead, in the grand Commedia tradition, using nothing more than an outline the Fools weave together each performance from bits of comic business, song and improvisation. Commedia dell'Arte is the great-grand daddy of modern improv and sketch comedy. Audiences will roar at the goofy goodness of Commedia, which gave birth to the comedy of today!

The Tooth-Puller is a carnivalesque confection wrapped in hallucinogenic treats, sprinkled with dancing octogenarians, with a pinch of dick jokes, dipped in a festive musical fondue, topped with an ever-changing improvised ending, and filled with a creamy center of love and revenge. The internationally diverse company includes Sylvie Mae Baldwin, Yair Ben-Dor (ABC's Quantico), Jessenia Cuesta, Matthew A.J. Gregory (Power of Darkness/The Mint), Shira Hadad, Ben Rademacher, Andy Richardson (Newsies & Gypsy - Broadway), Anna Tempte, and Rotem Weiner.

All performances take place at The Peoples Improv Theater - Striker Mainstage, 123 East 24th Street (Between Park Ave. & Lexington Ave.). Subways: 6/N/R/F/M to 23rd Street. Tickets are $12.00 and are available at to www.thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-09-29-the-tooth-puller - Running time 70 minutes. More information is available at www.departmentoffools.wordpress.com.

Photo Credit: Gigi Kremer

Anna Tempte, Andy Richardson and Yair Ben-Dor

The cast of THE TOOTH-PULLER

The cast of THE TOOTH-PULLER

Brandon Salerno and Anna Tempte

Matthew A.J. Gregory and Andy Richardson