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If you\u2019re a fan of behind-the-scenes stories on film sets, then you\u2019re going to flip over \u201cThe Shark Is Broken,\u201d playing through Nov. 14 in the Off Broadway Palm theater in Fort Myers. It\u2019s a dramedy that takes audiences aboard the \u201cOrca\u201d during the filming of \u201cJaws.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is about the relationship between Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw aboard the ship, the set, during the \u2026 off periods when the shark was broken and not functioning correctly,\u201d explains Sean Fleming, who plays Roy Scheider. \u201cThey found themselves for weeks on end, hour after hour after hour, sitting on the set just existing and being around one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Shaw\u2019s son, Ian, co-wrote the play\u2019s script.<\/p>\n

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Sean Fleming plays the part of Roy Scheider in ‘The Shark Is Broken.’ <\/p>\n

\u201cHe was going through his father’s diaries and accounts and a lot of old lost interviews that were filmed and put all of this stuff together about what it was like for these three gentlemen on this boat at this time in history,\u201d said Fleming.<\/p>\n

Cody Farkas, who plays Richard Dreyfuss, says the play\u2019s string of short scenes or vignettes are better than outtakes or bloopers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s what you don’t get to see when you watch the movie. It’s the stuff that maybe a true ‘Jaws’ fan is kind of craving, where it’s like, I’ve watched the documentary, I’ve watched the movie, I’ve watched interviews, but I need something more,\u201d said Farkas. \u201cHow about a play written by Robert Shaw’s son about \u2018Jaws\u2019 from real excerpts from interviews and journals and true experiences on set from crew members and cast members?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cody Farkas plays Richard Dreyfuss in ‘The Shark Is Broken.’ <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a clash of monumental egos, says Fleming.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have a new wave, modern American cinema actor in Richard Dreyfuss. You have an old-school Shakespearean titan in Robert Shaw. And you have this weird melding of the two in Roy Scheider,\u201d Fleming observed. \u201cAnd so you have a lot of very snappy exchanges in the dialogue, but then at some point the alcohol starts flowing and you realize that these are all very, very complicated people with very complicated relationships in their lives, especially with their fathers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shaw and Dreyfuss\u2019 on-set relationship was especially stormy.<\/p>\n

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Alex Dagg plays Robert Shaw (Quint) in ‘The Shark Is Broken.’ <\/p>\n

Alex Dagg plays Shaw. He said Shaw resented that Dreyfuss had not been required to play bit parts and perform Shakespeare before attaining success. Yet he saw potential in the young actor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was ultimate respect, and I think Shaw just would get upset that Dreyfus could be better, and he just wasn’t getting there, and I feel like Shaw motivated himself to treat him a certain way because he was getting annoyed and frustrated with Richard,\u201d said Dagg.<\/p>\n

That way was through tough love \u2013 in the form of jokes, jabs and disparaging remarks \u2013 the way Shaw\u2019s mother had motivated him, says Dagg.<\/p>\n

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Shaw and Dreyfuss had a stormy relationship during the filming of ‘Jaws.’<\/p>\n

Robert Shaw saw a lot of himself in Dreyfus as well, right?\u201d Dagg pointed out. \u201cYou see two individuals that think highly of themselves, that know that they are good, but need affirmation, so for as much as there’s a difference, I think they’re more similar than anyone, or that maybe social aspects have informed us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dreyfuss actually idolized Shaw, but thought that he drank too much, Dagg added.<\/p>\n

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Dreyfuss got so fed up with Shaw’s drinking that at one point, he took a bottle of Shaw\u2019s alcohol and tossed it overboard, much to Shaw’s dismay. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere was one moment where he took a bottle of Robert Shaw\u2019s alcohol and tossed it overboard, much to the dismay of Shaw,\u201d Farkas remarked. \u201cThat part was really interesting to see kind of the gall he had to do something like [that].\u201d<\/p>\n

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But for Scheider’s intervention, Shaw might have choked Dreyfuss to death after Dreyfuss threw his bottle of alcohol overboard.<\/p>\n

There was one thing all three actors agreed on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey all recognized that Spielberg had had a touch of genius in him for sure,\u201d said Fleming. \u201cThey were all very impressed with the work that he was doing and the work that he was allowing them to do on the set because a good director really I think lets the actors take the vision that that they have and mold it into what they can bring to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Dagg, that\u2019s what drove Shaw to drink over his now famous Indianapolis speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe then wanted to make sure that the performance he gave was something of like an Alec Guinness or of, you know, Peter O’Toole or Olivier,\u201d Dagg explained. \u201cHe always felt like he never had those moments and I think he then saw that moment with the USS Indianapolis as this is my magnus opus, right? Like this is, I need to make sure I’m at my best.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Shark Is Broken\u201d is also good theater, says Fleming.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll touch you. It\u2019ll make you laugh. It might make you cry even,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s an hour and a half long with no intermission, so it\u2019s a quick evening.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the filming of “Jaws,” the mechanical shark \u2014 nicknamed Bruce \u2014 broke down constantly. This created long lulls when the actors sat idly onboard a boat several miles off Martha\u2019s Vineyard. \u201cThe Shark Is Broken\u201d dives into the dynamics between the actors during these long hiatuses.<\/p>\n

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Sean Fleming portrays Roy Scheider and Cody Farkas plays Richard Dreyfuss in ‘The Shark Is Broken’ at the Off Broadway Palm. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Shark Is Broken\u201d was written by Joseph Nixon and Ian Shaw.<\/p>\n

It is structured as a series of vignettes or short scenes that all happen aboard the Quint\u2019s fictional fishing vessel, the Orca.<\/p>\n

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‘The Shark Is Broken’ takes audiences aboard the Orca during the filming of ‘Jaws.’ <\/p>\n

Production history<\/p>\n

“The Shark Is Broken” had its first showing on July 24, 2019, at the Rialto Theatre in Brighton, England, for a three-day run. Following this debut, it moved to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it was staged at the Assembly George Square Studios from August 2-25, 2019. In the production, Ian Shaw took on the role of his father, Robert Shaw, with Liam Murray Scott playing Richard Dreyfuss and Duncan Henderson as Roy Scheider.<\/p>\n

“The Shark Is Broken” began its run at the Ambassadors Theatre on Oct. 9, 2021, with Shaw and Murray Scott returning to their respective roles, and Demetri Goritsas stepping in as Roy Scheider. The opening was delayed by nearly 18 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The Broadway production of the play opened at the John Golden Theatre on Aug. 10, 2023. Ian Shaw reprised his role as his father, alongside Alex Brightman as Dreyfuss and Colin Donnell as Scheider.<\/p>\n

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Shaw (Alex Dagg, right) bullied and intimidated Dreyfuss (Cody Farkas, center), with Scheider (Sean Fleming, left) playing peacekeeper. <\/p>\n

Accolades<\/p>\n

Nominee: 2022 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
Nominee: 2024 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play
Nominee: Nine 2024 Theatre Fans\u2019 Choice Awards, including Best Play<\/p>\n

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Shaw (Alex Dagg, left) thought Dreyfuss (Cody Farkas) was soft and bet the actor he couldn’t even do five pushups. <\/p>\n

Creative team<\/p>\n

Director: Paul Bernier
Artistic Director: Amy Marie McCleary
Stage Manager: Mia Figueroa
Set Designer: Bill Taylor
Prop Designer: Brigid Reilly
Light and Sound Designer: Chris McCleary
Costume Designer: Roberta Malcolm<\/p>\n

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Shaw (Alex Dagg) drank a lot during the film’s long lulls while the tech crews worked to fix the chronically broken mechanical shark. <\/p>\n

Cast<\/p>\n

Robert Shaw: Alex Dagg
Richard Dreyfuss: Cody Farkas
Roy Scheider: Sean Fleming
Richard Dreyfuss\/Roy Scheider U\/S: Cameron Rogers
Robert Shaw U\/S: Brad Chidester<\/p>\n

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Dreyfuss (Cody Farkas, right) found Robert Shaw’s physicality as intimidating as his professional accomplishments, including performing Shakespeare, which Dreyfuss had not done. <\/p>\n

The set<\/p>\n

Bill Taylor, who\u2019s the founder and artistic director of Theatre Conspiracy, designed and built the set, which is a cross-section of Quint\u2019s boat from the movie. The Off-Broadway Palm is very intimate. It only seats 86 people. So the minute you walk in the doors, you feel like you\u2019re actually coming aboard the vessel, which Taylor has rigged to move as if it\u2019s bobbing in the seas off Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/p>\n

It really enhances the experience \u2014 but without the seasickness.<\/p>\n

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Alex Dagg plays Robert Shaw (left) and Sean Fleming plays Roy Scheider (right) in ‘The Shark Is Broken.’ <\/p>\n

From Alex Dagg<\/p>\n

The role of Robert Shaw marks the beginning of Dagg\u2019s fifth season at Broadway Palm. His previous Broadway Palm credits include Uncle Henry\/Gatekeeper in \u201cThe Wizard of Oz\u201d and Todd in \u201cUnnecessary Farce.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dagg said that while he knew Robert Shaw by sight, he was not familiar with his body of work prior to preparing for his audition for \u201cThe Shark Is Broken.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as I started looking into him, I felt like, oh, this is someone I’d like to portray,\u201d Dagg said prior to a rehearsal for the show. \u201cOne of the things that I found most interesting is how much he had gone through, how much his family had gone through as he was growing up. You see this individual who seems like he\u2019s high-end British but actually came from nothing and experienced a lot of hardship after his father passed away, and even prior to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shaw\u2019s hardscrabble childhood, later alcoholism and frustrated desire to be a writer all informed the way he portrayed Quint, said Dagg.<\/p>\n

While Scheider\u2019s line, \u201cYou\u2019re gonna need a bigger boat,\u201d may be \u201cJaws\u2019\u201d best one-liner, the film\u2019s most memorable scene is Quint\u2019s now famous USS Indianapolis speech. No matter how many times you have seen it, the power of Shaw\u2019s delivery grows in stature. It remains as stunning and as fresh as it was almost 50 years ago.<\/p>\n

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The film\u2019s most memorable scene is Quint\u2019s now famous USS Indianapolis speech.<\/p>\n

And, said Dagg, Shaw sensed from the outset that it would be a career-defining moment for him professionally. And he was frustrated by early drafts of the haunting monologue, which is not part of Peter Benchley\u2019s book but was instead to give the script a heightened sense of realism.<\/p>\n

\u201cShaw and Steven Spielberg and other production people would have these discussions about this speech,\u201d Dagg noted. \u201cSo, it was written multiple times by different people and Robert Shaw, being a writer himself, definitely wanted this to be his Oscar moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

As it turned out, Shaw wasn\u2019t nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Quint. But he did have a hand in the final version of the speech. [There are multiple accounts of how the speech evolved. Benchley, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Howard Sackler (\u201cThe Great White Hope\u201d) and John Milius each took turns, with Shaw ultimately trimming Milius\u2019 eight-page monologue to the final five-page speech.]<\/p>\n

\u201cHe felt so much pressure that at one point, he gets completely smashed during a taping, fumbles it and basically blacks out. He comes in the next day, apologizes to Steven, and performs the take you see in the movie. He felt that he let everyone down, including himself, and I think when you feel like you’ve let yourself down, you definitely really have a come-to-Jesus moment. He certainly did.”<\/p>\n

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Much of the dramedy\u2019s conflict and tension come from Shaw\u2019s stormy relationship with Dreyfuss. <\/p>\n

While the USS Indianapolis speech is a pivotal dramatic moment in the play, much of the dramedy\u2019s conflict and tension comes from Shaw\u2019s relationship with Dreyfuss.<\/p>\n

\u201cShaw said in interviews that he treated Dreyfus as if he was his son,\u201d Dagg explained. \u201cThat’s not necessarily a good thing given how bad Shaw\u2019s relationship with his own dad was. His father was hard on Shaw because he was the oldest son. His father was a drinker and went down a bad path. But Shaw always held out hope for his dad. So it was Shaw\u2019s mom who raised him, and being a single mom in the 1930s and \u201840s, she was really harsh. So, the way I view how Robert Shaw treated Richard Dreyfus is very much the way that Robert Shaw’s mom treated him, through bullying and demeaning jokes, which is no different than how I was raised, which is like a similarity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cruelest jokes contain a kernel of truth and that was certainly the case with the zingers Shaw directed at Dreyfuss over the course of the play. Shaw understood Dreyfuss because he was so much like Dreyfuss.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey both have a substance problem when it comes to having to perform, or needing it to relieve stress,\u201d Dagg observed. \u201cYou see two individuals that think highly of themselves, that know that they are good, but need affirmation, so for as much as there’s a difference, I think they’re more similar than anyone, or that maybe social aspects have informed us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Most of the action in ‘The Shark Is Broken’ takes place in the cozy confines of the Orca’s cabin during lulls in the filming of ‘Jaws.’ <\/p>\n

However, the play also underscores that Shaw, being deceptively cerebral, sometimes just enjoyed screwing with Dreyfuss because he was bored and it was so easy to get under Dreyfuss\u2019 skin.<\/p>\n

Dagg said that Shaw also knew that if he went too far, Scheider was there to reel him in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe he knew with Roy Scheider being there, that he could push some boundaries,\u201d said Dagg. \u201cI think he felt like Scheider was his safety net. Like, oh, if I’m getting too out of control, I know Roy will catch that. And even if he didn’t consciously think that, I think when you know there’s someone there that checks you, you know you can push a little bit further. Like, I have those people in my life. I know when there’s friends around, or people that are around, that if I go too far, if I’m crossing the line, I respect them enough that when they tell me to pull back, I pull back. And I think that was Roy for Robert Shaw.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alex Dagg as Robert Shaw in ‘The Shark Is Broken’ <\/p>\n

And therein lies the comedy that\u2019s implicit in the script and each of the characters.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Cody as Richard and then Sean as Roy, they both are extremely funny,\u201d said Dagg. \u201cRobert Shaw also shares that comedy aspect when you understand the relationship and what he’s trying to get. And then every single individual in this show as well has their moments where they connect. What makes this show so beautiful is how real it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dagg has a B.F.A. in acting from the University of West Florida.<\/p>\n

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Cody Farkas is Richard Dreyfuss in ‘The Shark Is Broken.’ <\/p>\n

Cody Farkas<\/p>\n

Cody Farkas makes his Broadway Palm debut in the role of Richard Dreyfuss. Farkas has been in \u201cThe Shark Is Broken\u201d before. He appeared in the production when it ran at Jobsite Theater in the Straz Center in Tampa from March 11 to April 5.<\/p>\n

Farkas began his preparations for the role by watching his press tour for \u201cThe Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,\u201d the movie Dreyfuss did right before \u201cJaws.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s fidgety. He’s neurotic. And I was like, that’s something I should do. That’s definitely something I should do [when playing the part].\u201d<\/p>\n

He studied and emulates these and his other mannerisms that by the mid-point of the play, you forget he\u2019s an actor playing Richard Dreyfuss and come to believe you\u2019re actually watching Richard Dreyfuss play himself.<\/p>\n

By the time Dreyfuss was cast as Hooper in \u201cJaws,\u201d he had already achieved quite a bit of success. But he nevertheless had misgivings about his bona fides as a screen actor. In fact, at one point in the play he admits to Scheider that he feels like a fraud.<\/p>\n

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Cody Farkas is Richard Dreyfuss in ‘The Shark Is Broken.’<\/p>\n

Perhaps it was that lack of self-confidence that led to his conflict with Robert Shaw.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was this battle of wit at times where he’s trying to prove that he is a real actor,\u201d Farkas observed. \u201cHe wants to do Shakespeare. He wants to do all these things that Shaw has done. And Shaw, being a much more seasoned actor, sees this younger, this greener kid and he’s like, well, I need to give him the same treatment I got when I was a young actor. He’s got to pay his dues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shaw triggered Dreyfuss in myriad ways. Dreyfuss was intimidated by Shaw\u2019s success and accomplishments. But Shaw\u2019s condescension also angered him, and he was frustrated by Shaw\u2019s drinking even though he did cocaine and other drugs during the course of the filming.<\/p>\n

While much of the play revolves around Dreyfuss\u2019 ongoing feud with Robert Shaw, Farkas was quick to point out that Dreyfuss not only admired Shaw, he also cared about his physical and emotional wellbeing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was one moment where he took a bottle of Robert Shaw’s alcohol and tossed it overboard, much to the dismay of Shaw,\u201d said Farkas.<\/p>\n

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Had it not been for Scheider, Shaw might very well have choked Dreyfuss to death after Dreyfuss threw Shaw’s bottle overboard. <\/p>\n

The intervention did not quite work out the way Dreyfuss had envisioned. Had it not been for Scheider, Shaw might very well have choked Dreyfuss to death.<\/p>\n

Farkas thinks audiences will be particularly enamored of the opportunity to see three iconic actors outside of the roles they play in the film.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing these people that you care deeply about onscreen, and then like, oh, they’re real people and I can relate to them, not only on screen, but as a person. I think it’s just, it’s humanizing, and I think that’s why people enjoy going behind the scenes like we do in this play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Much of the play revolves around Dreyfuss\u2019 onset feud with Robert Shaw. <\/p>\n

Farkas said a play like \u201cThe Shark Is Broken\u201d can also serve as an entry point into theater for people who have not previously been to the theater.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great starting point for someone who\u2019s not into theater but who enjoys movies,\u201d said Farkas. \u201cI don’t know a human being that doesn’t love a movie. If you like movies and you’re kind of iffy about theater, come see this show. It’s a show about a movie. I think it’s a great entry-level play. Theater is very important, especially nowadays. I think seeing live performance is something that’s very special and should be cherished.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cody Farkas is Richard Dreyfuss in ‘The Shark Is Broken.’ <\/p>\n

Farkas\u2019 regional credits include \u201cAmerican Idiot,\u201d \u201cMuch Ado About Nothing,\u201d \u201cThe Comedy of Errors\u201d (Jobsite Theatre), \u201cPurlie\u201d (Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe), \u201cWhiskey & Soda\u201d (Off-Central Players) and \u201cPoirot Returns\u201d (Stageworks).<\/p>\n

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Roy Scheider (Sean Fleming) often brought up facts, factoids and trivia he found interesting, much to the amusement of Shaw and Dreyfuss. <\/p>\n

Sean Fleming<\/p>\n

Fleming makes his Off Broadway Palm debut in the role of Roy Scheider. But he\u2019s no stranger to Prather Entertainment. His other Prather credits include Bobby (and Zach understudy) in \u201cA Chorus Line,\u201d Detective Trotter in \u201cMousetrap,\u201d Mr. Body in \u201cClue\u201d and Willie Conklin in \u201cRagtime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fleming learned much interesting trivia about the film and his character in doing his research for the role.<\/p>\n

For example, he discovered that Scheider was once a welterweight boxer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned that he was also in the Air Force and before he decided to go into acting, he was actually intending to study history.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sean Fleming is Roy Scheider in ‘The Shark Is Broken.’ <\/p>\n

The latter explains Scheider\u2019s penchant for sharing facts and trivia with his castmates.
\u201cHe’s constantly pointing out things that he finds very interesting that most people would roll their eyes at or think are rather silly, like facts about the crew and other projects they’d worked on,\u201d Fleming noted. \u201cOddly enough, he brings up the fact that honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil. Nothing to do with Bruce [the nickname given to the mechanical shark], but he really found that interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shaw and Dreyfuss didn\u2019t share Scheider\u2019s fascination with the esoteric, said Fleming, but they humored him because they respected him and the role he played onset acting as mediator and peacekeeper between Shaw and Dreyfuss.<\/p>\n

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Sean Fleming is Roy Scheider in ‘The Shark Is Broken.’ <\/p>\n

Fleming\u2019s other stage credits include Judas in \u201cJesus Christ Superstar,\u201d Jack in \u201cNewsies\u201d and Barrett in \u201cTitanic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Support for WGCU\u2019s arts & culture reporting comes from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, and Naomi Bloom in loving memory of her husband, Ron Wallace.<\/p>\n

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