Shear Madness at Mesa Arts Center

The longest running play in American theater history is about to cut loose and head out on the road.



The Shear Madness hairstyling salon is scandalized by the wacky murder of its illustrious upstairs neighbor, and if the shop doesn’t get to the bottom of things soon, someone is going to die laughing. But who can solve the crime? Fortunately for the Shear Madness salon, they have hundreds of keen observers around every night to help them crack the case.



Filled with up-to-the-minute comedy and keen improvisation, Shear Madness has played tens of thousands of performances and drawn over 9 million audience members into its uproarious mystery. School groups, bowling teams, conference attendees, civic groups, and tourists by the busloads heard from their friends and neighbors of the mayhem breaking out at Shear Madness, and they come night-after-night to lend their sleuthing skills. They spot the clues, question the suspects, and come back again and again to experience the hilarious havoc one more time.



Voted “Best Comedy of the Year” seven times by the Boston Globe, Shear Madness is “a hair-raising hit” (Newsweek) and “as shiny and sharp as a pair of scissors!” (Miami Herald).

Authors

• Bruce Jordan
• Marilyn Abrams
• Paul Pörtner