Attendance
The official production guidance gives a two-hour running time with a fifteen-minute intermission.
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Attendance
The official guidance recommends the show for children over thirteen and notes some innuendo.
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Bruce Jordan helped turn the serious participatory German play Scherenschnitt into a comedy.
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The creators tested an early version at Lake George before taking the production to Boston.
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The Boston production ran for forty consecutive years at the Charles Playhouse.
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The Washington production opened in August 1987.
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Shear Madness is an interactive comedy-mystery in which the audience helps solve a murder.
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Audience members observe clues, question suspects, and vote on who committed the murder.
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New clues and current improvisation can make the performance change from night to night.
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A review praised its mix of murder mystery, improvisational comedy, audience interaction, and strong cast chemistry.
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Shear Madness Runtime and Age Guidance
Shear Madness Production History
Bruce Jordan helped turn the serious participatory German play Scherenschnitt into a comedy. [1] After testing an early version at Lake George, the creators took the production to Boston. [1] The Boston staging ran for forty consecutive years at the Charles Playhouse. [2] The Washington production opened in August 1987. [1]
Shear Madness Professional Reception
A review highlighted the production's combination of murder mystery, improvisational comedy, audience interaction and cast chemistry. [4]
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