The Shark is Broken by Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon
1974. The open ocean. A sinking ship (almost).
Filming Jaws is a nightmare. The weather is hell, the mechanical shark is on the fritz, and the actors? Trapped together on a too-small boat, battling egos, booze, and boredom. Robert Shaw—the old-school pro. Richard Dreyfuss—the young upstart. Roy Scheider—caught in the crossfire. As tension rises and patience wears thin, Hollywood chaos churns beneath the surface. But from the wreckage, something legendary is born.
Fifty years later, the shark still haunts us. But the real storm? It was behind the scenes. Jaws isn’t funny—but The Shark is Broken is absolutely hilarious.
Directed by:
Steve Parys
Ticket Prices:
May 30 - June 1: $40/ticket
June 5: Pay What You Can
June 6 - 8: $40/ticket
June 12 - 15: $50/ticket
Location:
barebones black box theater, 1211 Braddock Avenue, Braddock, PA 15104
Dates and Showtimes:
May 30 - June 15, 2025
8PM on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 2PM on Sundays
“wittily excels not just as a clever time capsule, but as an examination of male bonding and competitiveness, ego, frailty, fame, and filmmaking”
“profound dive behind the scenes of the making of Jaws”
“hilariously brilliant and pure genius”
“The script never lets interest lag over the play’s ninety, intermission-less minutes, the tension, humor, depth, silliness and horror coming like waves lapping the boat”