The Shark is Broken by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon. Directed by David A. Miller. Amphibian Stage, Fort Worth, TX, running July 22 to August 16, 2026. Scenic design by Brian Clinnin; costume design by Hope Cox; lighting and projection design by Tristan Decker; and sound design by David Lanza. Fight choreography by Nathan Autrey. Properties design and stage managed by Kaitlin Hatton. Brandon J. Murphy as Robert Shaw, Brandon Wilhelm as Richard Dreyfuss, and Jakie Cabe as Roy Scheider. Scott Eddins, Jr., Understudy.

Production Photos

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Reviews

“At a matinee last Sunday, the laughs came frequently over 100 intermission-less minutes as the men bicker, bond and almost come to blows. … Under the direction of David A. Miller, The Shark is Broken moves through the strife and stultifying delays to a kind of reconciliation.”
Manuel Mendoza, The Dallas Morning News

“Director David A. Miller and the cast members take the clever, quippy dialogue of the script and craft three hilariously different characters to enjoy.” –
Jan Farrington, Onstage NTX

“In this production, David A. Miller’s direction was finely tuned into each actor’s strength.”
Rich Lopez, Dallas Voice

“Miller and the talented creative team, cast, and crew have crafted a remarkable evening of theatre that is in equal parts funny and provocative. The combined effort of the creative team and the powerhouse three-man cast makes The Shark is Broken an unmissable production.”
Stacey L. Simpson, Dallas Theatre Journal

Process

One aspect of theatre-making I love is the many parts of the process and the many artists involved in making it happen. While directing The Shark is Broken, I snapped photos of not only the production itself, but of many parts of what led to the production. If you click into the photos on a desktop computer, you can read more about what parts of the process were captured.