ART/SEE Productions and Theatre 101
Art/See Productions and Theatre 101 are casting non-equity men (paid positions) for the St. Louis premiere of the hit Broadway play, The Shark Is Broken. Based on documented accounts of the endless delays in the filming of JAWS in 1974, the play explores the relationships between the three lead actors as tensions flare, truths are revealed, and lives are changed. Director Julie George-Carlson is seeking three actors to portray Robert Shaw (Quint), Roy Scheider (Chief Brody), and Richard Dreyfuss (Matt Hooper). Rehearsals will begin in mid-August and performances are October 1-5, at the Westport Playhouse in Maryland Heights.
Open Auditions May 4, 2025, at the Mid-County Library Meeting Room, 7821 Maryland Avenue, Clayton, MO from 3:00-5:00 PM. Free parking is available in the garage below. Additional free parking is available on Maryland Avenue and on Central Avenue. Actors will be seen in groups of 6. Please sign-up for a slot at this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45ABAC2CA6FA7-55690738-auditions#/
Please bring a headshot and resume. Readings will be from the script. Actors are strongly encouraged to review the film and other filmography of the three leading actors from JAWS. Email us– bud.julie@gmail.com— with additional questions and we will get back to you. Tentative rehearsal schedule will be available at the audition.
Please Note that we are considering only actors who can convincingly portray these characters:
Robert Shaw – 48, brilliant British actor, rugged, jaded, alcoholic. Shaw’s Lancashire dialect will be incorporated during rehearsals. You are welcome to audition without dialect but feel free to attempt. Suggested filmography: The Taking of Pelham 123, The Sting, From Russia with Love
Roy Scheider – 43, lean, fit, calm, but intense. Must be comfortable wearing a speedo and nothing else for a three-minute scene in the play. Suggested filmography: The French Connection, All That Jazz, Marathon Man
Richard Dreyfuss – 27, mercurial, self-absorbed, strong need for acceptance and terrified of failure. Suggested filmography: American Graffiti, The Goodbye Girl, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.