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Shear Madness
By Paul PortnerShear Madness
By Paul PortnerSHEAR MADNESS is an interactive murder mystery where the audience gets to solve the crime.
Set in a Sarasota hair salon, join your favorite salon owner Tony, his gum-chewing assistant, Barbara, and the rest of the gang as they piece together the crime scene after a murder happens upstairs.
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Cast
Nick Caruso*
Joseph Ditmyer*
Timothy Goodwin*
Michael Kevin Baldwin*
Juliana Black*
Barbara Bradshaw*
NICK CARUSO is so thrilled to be dusting off his bowtie for his debut at FST. He was last seen as Mikey in the Las Vegas production of Shear Madness. Favorite roles have included: Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show, Pseudolous in …Forum, John Adams in 1776 and Monica Breedlove in The Bad Seed: The Musical. Nick is also a proud member of Chicago’s acclaimed Barrel of Monkeys educational theater ensemble.
JOSEPH DITMYER is thrilled to be part of Shear Madness at FST. Joseph played the role of Eddie Lawrence at Capital Repertory Theatre, Las Vegas (premiere), and Lake George Dinner Theatre. His NYC Credits include: War Uncensored, Moses My Love, Mim, and Faustus. National Tours: Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees, and James Anderson in Shenandoah. Film and Television: As the World Turns, Another World, Law and Order SVU, The International, also many corporate videos and independent films.
TIMOTHY GOODWIN This is Tim’s fourth Shear Madness, and first as Nick Rossetti. Other performances include Our Town (Geva Theatre Center); The View From Here (Little Hibiscus Productions); Laughter on the 23rd Floor (JCC Rochester); Arsenic and Old Lace (SUNY Brockport. An original member of Geva Theatre Center’s Geva Comedy Improv, and teaches improv theatre in New York City.
MICHAEL KEVIN BALDWIN returns to FST after appearing in last Spring's production of Under Six. Off Broadway/NYC: The Barber of Seville (directed by Bartlett Sher) at The Metropolitan Opera, Twelfth Night (Sebastian u/s) at The Pearl, and Bye Bye Birdie (Hugo/Mrs. Peterson) at The Florence Gould Hall. Regional: Shear Madness (Tony) at Capital Rep., Macbeth at The Virginia Shakespeare Festival, and A Chorus Line (Bobby) at Tri-Arts Sharon Playhouse. BS in Theater and Sociology from Skidmore College.
JULIANA BLACK is excited to be back with Shear Madness for the second time, after a 2009 run of it at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Charlotte, NC! Other credits include: Cheryl in The Taffetas at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Anybody's in West Side Story with the Central City Opera, and The Little Nun in The House of Blue Leaves at The Arvada Center. www.julianablack.com
BARBARA BRADSHAW FST: Anita Bryant Died for Our Sins, Pure Confidence. Over 200 regional credits including: The Chairs, night’ mother, On Golden Pond, Grace and Glory, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Afterplay, The Immigrant, Over the River and Through the Woods; Caldwell Theatre Company, Flat Rock Playhouse, Mosaic Theatre, Geva Theatre, Alliance Theatre, PBDramaworks, Capital Repertory Theatre and more. Proud member of Actor’s Equity for 35 years, recipient of multiple Carbonell Awards, the coveted Los Angeles Drama-logue award, and this is her 8th Shear Madness!
Creative
Director | Bruce Jordan
Associate Director | Robert Warren
Production Stage Manager | Forrest Richards*
Scenic Designer | Lauren Feldman
* Denotes member of Actors' Equity Association. The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.