THE SHARK IS BROKEN by Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon

Thu Aug 28 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:45 pm UTC-06:00

Springs Ensemble Theatre , @The Dice Guys and Fifty-Niner, 2409 W. Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80904 | Colorado Springs

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THE SHARK IS BROKEN by Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater, Springs Ensemble Theatre (SET) presents THE SHARK IS BROKEN, a critically-acclaimed behind-the-scenes comedy about the making of JAWS. Running August 28-September 14, 2025, this production arrives exactly 50 years after Jaws first terrified and thrilled audiences and offers a nostalgia-filled, intimate look at what really happened on deck of the infamous Orca.
Written by Ian Shaw (son of JAWS star Robert Shaw) and Joseph Nixon, THE SHARK IS BROKEN was an Olivier Award-nominated hit in London’s West End and played on Broadway in 2023. Directed by SET member Tim Muldrew and featuring Steve Emily, Matt Radcliffe, and Colin Gregory as the feuding trio of actors. Audiences will join Robert Shaw (Quint), Roy Scheider (Chief Brody), and Richard Dreyfuss (Hooper) aboard a tiny fishing boat in 1974, as mechanical failures on the JAWS set leave them stranded at sea.
“The weather is hell, the shark is on the fritz, and the actors are trapped together battling egos, booze, and boredom,” says director Tim Muldrew, describing the play’s setup. “From that chaos, something legendary is born – and we get to watch it happen.”
Where:
Springs Ensemble Theatre at the Fifty-Niner Speakeasy in Old Colorado City (2409 W. Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs).
When:
August 28-September 14.
Thurs–Sat at 7:30pm, with a special Monday night performance on September 8. Sunday matinees are at 2:00pm on September 7 & 14.
Tickets:
$25 for general admission
$15 students/seniors/military
springs.ludus.com.
Springs Ensemble Theatre produces intimate, live theatre in collaboration with artists throughout the Colorado Springs area. By telling diverse stories on our stage, we explore problems and choices central to the human condition. We believe that theatre should engage its audience and build community by exercising the conscience, entertaining the mind, and inspiring the imagination.
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