SHREW MAN vs. SHREWMAN, a superhero comedy

by CJ Ehrlich

-“Borders on the insane” - Terry Shea, Motif Magazine, Providence RI
The last, the rarest, the ONLY banned "Shrewman" comic has finally resurfaced. Now everyone wants to get their claws on it!

This play has everything: geeks, sneaks, shrews, news, Teamsters, armed robbery, a flying pool table, Governor Dewey on the wireless, wanna-be superheroes and the other kind (real). Also a lot of musk. Because musk...

-“Borders on the insane” - Terry Shea, Motif Magazine, Providence RI
The last, the rarest, the ONLY banned "Shrewman" comic has finally resurfaced. Now everyone wants to get their claws on it!

This play has everything: geeks, sneaks, shrews, news, Teamsters, armed robbery, a flying pool table, Governor Dewey on the wireless, wanna-be superheroes and the other kind (real). Also a lot of musk. Because musk happens.

-Samuel French OOB Festival, 2014

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  • Jonathan Alexandratos: SHREW MAN vs. SHREWMAN, a superhero comedy

    YES! An awesome comic book play with humor and feeling. The setting (a comic shop) and characters (varieties of Shrewman/Shrew Man) are exactly the thing that entices theatre audiences - magical costumes on magical people in settings that inspire wonder (and, for some, evoke nostalgia). Place Ehrlich's clever dialogue in there, and you have a stellar short play. I would, in fact, happily watch more of the adventures of these characters, but that's not to say I'm left without a resolution, here. Hopefully, this play is done far and wide, True Believers!

    YES! An awesome comic book play with humor and feeling. The setting (a comic shop) and characters (varieties of Shrewman/Shrew Man) are exactly the thing that entices theatre audiences - magical costumes on magical people in settings that inspire wonder (and, for some, evoke nostalgia). Place Ehrlich's clever dialogue in there, and you have a stellar short play. I would, in fact, happily watch more of the adventures of these characters, but that's not to say I'm left without a resolution, here. Hopefully, this play is done far and wide, True Believers!

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Philly Primary Stages "Is This the End?", Philadelphia, PA , Year 2013

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Samuel French OOB Festival, New York, NY, Year 2014
  • Type Professional, Organization The Artists Exchange, Cranston RI, Year 2013