The 90-minute play is an adaptation of the off-screen turmoil that occurred during the filming of the 1975 summer blockbuster “Jaws.”
While the 1975 film presents a sense of nostalgia for viewers of all ages, “Jaws” is especially significant for Ian Shaw. His father, Robert Shaw, played the larger-than-life shark hunter Quint in the film and is perhaps best known for his character’s speech about the USS Indianapolis.Photo by Matthew Murphy
In order to create the show, Ian Shaw dove deep into his father’s past, watching interviews and reading his personal drinking diaries that explored his struggles with addiction. The father-son dichotomy is also a key theme throughout the play, as each character is tasked with exploring their own relationships.
Alongside Shaw, Alex Brightman, known for the eponymous role in the musical “Beetlejuice,” stars as Richard Dreyfuss, and Colin Donnell, known for theThe three costars have a daunting task: stepping into the shoes of three iconic actors who starred in one of Hollywood’s most-beloved films.Photo by Matthew Murphy
“We have hugged each other before and after the show,” says Brightman, noting none of them have missed a performance to-date. “That’s important because we’re about to be at each other’s throats for 90 minutes and so there’s love behind everything that we have to bury sometimes.”“None of us are holding on to anything that we’re doing on stage,” Donnell says.“We’ve been bowling,” Shaw notes.
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