“THE SHARK IS BROKEN” – Off Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre Ft Myers

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Forget about the shark. It turns out the most dangerous thing about Jaws was all the unresolved daddy issues. At least that’s the big takeaway from The Shark Is Broken, a clever behind-the-scenes comedy.

The play essentially tells the tale of three men stuck on a boat. But these aren’t just any three ordinary men. And this is no ordinary boat. All the action takes place on the world’s most famous lobster vessel, the Orca, as actors Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw wait out filming delays on Jaws due to malfunctioning mechanical sharks. They’re an odd bunch, these three. Dreyfuss, all neurotic paranoia. Shaw, the domineering Alpha. And Scheider, the calming influence trying to keep the other two from killing each other. Being stuck on the boat is presented as some form of intolerable torture — for audiences, it’s definitely a wild ride worth taking.

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre’s award-winning buffet included prior to the performance.

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