Do you remember what it was to be eighteen? What about, when you were thirteen, and who you thought you’d be when you turned eighteen? When you could understand that the world was restless, and you felt invincible, and powerless, in the same breath.

puppy teeth. is a two-hander centering on queer age gap relationships and child loss, following ADAM and STEVEN, star crossed and half faded, destined by a pack of India to meet once again. While difficult to call the play a love story, at its core, it serves as a love letter to rural Newfoundland.

The play is heavily influenced by movement, blending text and physicality. In a 2023 workshop funded by ArtsNL and Untellable Movement Theatre’s Movement Theatre Incubator, Carter explored how movement could enhance the text. Working with movement dramaturg Lynn Panting, they discovered how movement shaped the narrative, adding new layers to the story. This experience highlighted the importance of movement, which Carter plans to further develop in a workshop in the summer of 2025.

The 2025 workshop will focus on expanding the movement vocabulary and further exploring the text. Carter is excited to continue working with director Sharon King-Campbell and Lynn Panting. The three-week workshop will include preparation, rehearsals, and culminate in documenting the movement created, and through the TEC grant, continued conversations of queer authenticity in rural environments.