AUDITIONS for "The Shark is Broken"/STAGE-M Community Theatre

Director Laura Taylor is looking for three adult men (3/M) to play the roles of
Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw.
This play contains adult language and themes.


The scene: 1974. Martha’s Vineyard. The open water.

THREE ACTORS are stuck together on a boat, to fulfill the vision of a 27 year old little-known director named Steven Spielberg.

They don’t know it yet, but they’re filming the FIRST summer blockbuster.

Go behind the scenes in this 3/M dramedy as Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss K*ll time, squabble, drink, play cards, bond, argue, and ponder life; all while waiting for the title mechanical shark to function long enough to finish the movie.


Auditions Feb. 1 and Feb. 2, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
Callbacks (as needed) Feb. 3
STAGE-M Scene Shop.
708 West Ave. Big Rapids, MI
Adult language and themes


FUN FACT: Playwright Ian Shaw is the son of JAWS actor Robert Shaw, and he drew facts and inspiration from journals his father kept during the filming.

Rave reviews from sold out WEST END and BROADWAY runs:

“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.” —Associated Press.

“THE SHARK IS BROKEN wittily excels not just as a clever time capsule, but as an examination of male bonding and competitiveness, ego, frailty, fame, and filmmaking.” —The Daily Beast.

“Laughs aplenty.” —Entertainment Weekly.

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