strazcenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\nFade in: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed \u2026 again. The lead actors \u2014 theatre and film vet Robert Shaw and up-and-coming Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider \u2014 are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic \u2026 if it doesn\u2019t sink them all.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Shark Is Broken\u201d celebrates movie history and peeks at the choppy waters behind Hollywood\u2019s first blockbuster.<\/p>\n
The play is co-written by Joseph Nixon and Ian Shaw \u2014 son of \u201cJaws\u201d actor Robert Shaw (Quint). Jobsite\u2019s production stars local legend Paul J. Potenza as Robert Shaw, Christopher James Marshall as Roy Scheider, and Cody Farkas as Richard Dreyfuss under the direction of David Jenkins, Jobsite producing artistic director.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany years ago, I read about the extraordinary difficulties they had making \u2018Jaws,\u2019 and it occurred to me that there was an interesting story behind the scenes of one of cinema\u2019s most legendary movies,\u201d wrote Ian Shaw in a letter promoting a touring version of the play. \u201cThe play is dedicated to the wonderful David Mounfield and Joseph\u2019s father Michael Nixon, both of whom sadly died in 2020. It is a farewell to them, and of course, my amazing father. Thank you to them for all the love and laughter they gave us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The crew of the Jobsite production includes Joy Cadman, lighting designer; Jeremy Douglass, sound designer; Chris Giuffr\u00e9, scenic designer; Eric Leas, scenic specialist; and Katrina Stevenson, costume designer. Giuffr\u00e9 also serves as this show\u2019s technical director, while Douglass is stage manager.<\/p>\n
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