WEBmikey: Sheer Madness / Zachary Scott Theater : 3 of 5

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Sheer Madness / Zachary Scott Theater : 3 of 5
9.30.2005 7:35 PM \| Link	It seems like every time my parents come to visit, we end up seeing whatever production is playing at Zach! This time we saw Sheer Madness, which was one of the most unique shows I've seen there. The action takes place in a beauty salon, where there's a hilarious gay hairstylist (of course) plus his sexy assistant, along with a couple of interesting customers and undercover cops. A murder takes place offstage, and then the audience is asked to help the "police" solve the crime, first by speaking up when mistakes are made during a reenactment, and then by directly questioning the characters! In the end, the audience votes on the killer, and the actors perform whatever ending lines are appropriate based on the choice. The actors were all really talented, especially the funny hairstylist, who was so natural and at ease in his delivery (he also improvised a big kiss for the lead cop, which really brought the house down!). The stage was cool, too, since they had working sinks onstage so they could actually wash and style hair during the show! Besides some nightmarish parking problems (since most of Zach's lot was full of Austin City Limits festival-goers!), it was a great show that would even be fun to see again, just to check out an alternate ending. Labels: arts


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