Speakeasy Theatre presents

Off theBeaten Path

Original theatre for curious minds, adventurous hearts, and anyone willing to follow a good story down a side street.

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Stories with a little mischief in them.

Meet amateur sleuths, complicated families, and characters who refuse to stay inside the lines.

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1940s-style radio mystery

The Curse of the Tomb

Amateur sleuth Helen Meddlesome and her niece Catherine Uptight find murder and mayhem waiting in Cairo.

Comic · Family friendly · EnsembleProduced at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival · 2023
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1940s-style radio mystery

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

The first Mrs. Meddlesome episode sends its unstoppable amateur detective into another cheerfully perilous case.

Comic · Family friendly · EnsembleProduced at The Box · 2022
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Contemporary drama

Trip

A darker turn from Brand’s body of work, created for audiences drawn to emotionally direct new theatre.

Dark · Intimate · SeriousProduced at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival · 2022
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Meet the playwright

Shauna Brand

A lifelong theatre maker who writes across genres—from playful 1940s radio mysteries to intimate contemporary drama.

After more than 28 years directing, Shauna founded Speakeasy Theatre Company in 2022 to make room for original work and the artists who bring it alive.

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