Dates: 5/31/2023 - 7/9/2023
📍 Theatre: Florida Studio Theatre
1265 First Street
Sarasota, 34236
Phone: (941)366-9000
Tickets: $29-$49
There’s been a murder in a local hair salon, and it’s up to the audience to solve the crime! Everyone’s a suspect when the old lady living above Shear Madness salon is mysteriously “offed.” Join two police officers to piece together the clues behind this strange, scissor-stabbing homicide. Chock full of up-to-the minute spontaneous humor, Shear Madness has slayed the hearts of audiences around the world. Now it’s up to Sarasota audiences to outwit the suspects and catch the killer in this interactive comedy whodunit.
Florida Studio Theatre will produce the southeastern premiere of The Blue-Sky Boys, written by Deborah Brevoort. Previews begin Jan. 21, officially opening Jan. 23, with performances running through Mar. 8, 2026.
Florida Studio Theatre will kick off its 2025 Stage III Series with the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of Advice, a new comedy by Brent Askari and directed by Nancy Rominger.
Florida Studio Theatre extended its final Summer Mainstage production, THE OUTSIDER. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Florida Studio Theatre will present THE OUTSIDER, a witty political satire exploring the unlikely rise of a new governor. The production runs from October 18 to November 17.
Due to overwhelming audience demand, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced the fourth and final extension of its hit Summer Mainstage production of Shear Madness.
Due to audience demand, FST’s production of Shear Madness has been held over by three additional weeks
Due to continued audience demand, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces the second extension of its Summer Mainstage Series opener, Shear Madness. Critics write that FST's production is “fast-paced” and “keeps the laugh coming” (Sarasota Herald-Tribune), saying “It would be madness to miss FST's Shear Madness” (Venice Gondolier- Sun).
Due to audience demand, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced the extension of its opening Summer Mainstage production, Shear Madness. Shear Madness is a comedic murder mystery where the audience helps solve the crime.
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) opens its 2023 Summer Mainstage Series with Shear Madness, an interactive comedic whodunit where the audience gets to solve the crime. Shear Madness is the longest running play in American history and has been seen by more than 12.5 million people around the world. Full of up-to-the-minute, spontaneous humor, Shear Madness will run in FST’s Gompertz Theatre starting Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Florida Studio Theatre has announced the lineup for its 2023 Summer Season, featuring a three-show Mainstage Series and a three-show Cabaret Series.
Florida Studio Theatre is saddened to announce the passing of James Ashford, who started out as an Acting Apprentice and went on to become FST's Coordinator of Casting and Hiring.
Florida Studio Theatre will produce the Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong, by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer. This fast-paced comedy follows the opening night of an amateur theatre troupe's production of a 1920s whodunit, “The Murder at Haversham Manor.”
Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper plays Don, the seasoned coach who is tough as nails and has no time for excuses, untied shoelaces, or losing.
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