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Torso Book Club

Our guests find they need more than murder to get through these tough times.

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THE TORSO BOOK CLUB is a short-term installation, or “pop up” theater production with limited tickets, will be held online via ZOOM. All proceeds of the original production were donated to Cleveland local artists that had been affected by the economic devastation that Covid-19 has had on the Arts Community and raised over $5,000 for Cleveland Local artists. Tickets for the upcoming remount are $15 – each ticket accommodates one screen or device and allowing for up to two people per Screen. Performances will happen over Zoom. Tickets can be purchased at www.shadowoftherun.com. THE TORSO BOOK CLUB: True Crime is one of the highest watched genres in all entertainment, and Cleveland Local History has one of the country’s most notorious serial killers with The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, aka the Cleveland Torso Killer. Throw in famed Detective Eliot Ness, and this book club has a lot to discuss. After watching a production of WanderLust, Carter forms a book club to discuss the production and the graphic novel TORSO by Brian Michael Bendis. With Covid-19 social distancing mandates across the world, a book club is the perfect distraction – but the participants find they need more than murder in these tough times. THE TORSO BOOK CLUB is written by Carol Dolan, Sara Bogomolny, Beth McGee, Dan Hendrock, and Cody Swanson, based on a story by Carol Dolan. Starring Sara Bogomolny, Beth McGee, Dan Hendrock and Cody Swanson. The Creative Team includes Direction by Adam Kern, with Production Design by Ben Needham, and creative support by Christine Woods. Secret Pond LLC returns as the Executive Producers. Production Coordinator, Jaime Weinfeld and Wardrobe Consultant April Rock round out the team.

Audience Role

Audience are members of the first meeting for the Torso Book Club. Reading the book is not a requirement to attend this 30 minute play.

Ages: 13 +

Content Advisories

Themes around mental health

Interaction Advisories

No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

Event is wheelchair accessible
No mobility advisories

About Shadow of the Run

Shadow of the Run is an immersive theatre company based in Cleveland Ohio. Our first full production, Shadow of the Run Chapter 1: WanderLust enjoyed a sold out run, as did our follow up Railroaded: A Shadow of the Run Story, and our virtual pandemic play Torso Book Club. Shadow of the Run Chapter 2: Calloused will tentatively run Summer of 2022, with the final production in the Torso Cycle, Chapter 3: Kingsbury Run to be announced at a later date.