The Shark Is Broken at New Vic Theatre
Dates: 2/4/2026 - 2/22/2026
📍 Theatre: New Vic Theatre
ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY
33 Victoria Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805-965-5400
Tickets: Ticket Prices range from $40 - $104 All Patrons 35 and under are always $35. Student tickets are $25. Prices subject to change
This brilliantly witty play captures the reality of three legendary actors being trapped on the ‘Orca,’ egos clashing, waiting for a mechanical shark that refuses to work to attack. It's Hollywood chaos at its finest. The show fits perfectly into our season exploring 'truth and illusion' because it reveals the messy, hilarious reality behind movie magic - Robert Shaw’s journals captured their day-to-day reality and while those days did not make it to the screen it embodied a story that was just as compelling as the film itself. Fair warning: based on the buzz we're hearing, we're gonna need a bigger theater!
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Where is The New Vic located?
What shows have played recently at The New Vic?
The Piano & Me (04/30/26-05/10/26)
A Night With Janis Joplin (04/01/26-04/26/26)
The Shark Is Broken (02/04/26-02/22/26)
Million Dollar Quartet (12/04/24-12/22/24)
Dracula: A Comedy Of Terrors (10/11/24-10/27/24)
What the Constitution Means to Me (08/15/24-08/18/24)
Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground (07/11/24-07/14/24)
Alice, Formerly of Wonderland (05/30/24-06/16/24)
What shows are coming up next at The New Vic?
Where is New Vic Theatre located?
What shows have played recently at New Vic Theatre?
The Piano & Me (04/30/26-05/10/26)
A Night With Janis Joplin (04/01/26-04/26/26)
The Shark Is Broken (02/04/26-02/22/26)
Million Dollar Quartet (12/04/24-12/22/24)
Dracula: A Comedy Of Terrors (10/11/24-10/27/24)
What the Constitution Means to Me (08/15/24-08/18/24)
Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground (07/11/24-07/14/24)
Alice, Formerly of Wonderland (05/30/24-06/16/24)
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