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Promotional artwork for Drayton Entertainment’s Shear Madness. The title appears in large hot pink lettering across a bright yellow background, with a stylized pair of scissors incorporated into the design. Surrounding the title are salon-themed item

Hildebrand Schoolhouse Theatre St. Jacobs

Shear Madness

The Hilarious & Wacky Whodunit

July 14 to Sept 5

By Paul Pörtner

Directed by Bob Lohrmann

Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the record-breaking comedy whodunit, Shear Madness will delight you with its one-of-a-kind blend of madcap improvisation and spine-tickling mystery. 

During the course of the action, a murder is committed and the audience gets to spot the clues, question the suspects, and solve the funniest mystery in the history of crime. The outcome is never the same, which is why many audience members return again and again to the scene of the mayhem!

Watch closely as hairdresser Tony Whitcomb and manicurist Barbara DeMarco comb through the tasks of a normal day until concert pianist Isabel Czerny is murdered.  Tony, Barbara, and the Shear Madness customers – socialite Eleanor Shubert, antiques dealer Eddie Lawrence, and cops Nick Rosetti and Mikey Thomas – are all suspects.

But whodunit?  Witness the fun, put your detective skills to the test, and take a stab at solving the crime! 

Recommended for ages 10 and up.