THE CROSSWORD SHOW

THE GRANT BUILDING
BATH, ME
THU, Oct. 26, 7 PM

Comedian Zach Sherwin (“Epic Rap Battles of History,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) hosts two guest panelists as they solve an actual crossword puzzle live onstage!

HOW IT WORKS:

For each show, Zach collaborates with a different NYTimes-published crossword maker to create a customized, exclusive puzzle. The clues work just like normal crossword clues, but they’re also rhyming rap lyrics - every performance includes a musical clue preview. When the clue rap, the solving starts! Everything is displayed on a big screen so the crowd can follow the action. As the solvers decipher the clues, Zach takes the show down deep dives of comedy, music, wordplay, and trivia, all inspired by the various answer words. Everything ultimately ties together for a grand finale that’s as satisfying as it is mind-blowing. There’s trivia, quizzes, crowd participation, and tons of surprises. And you don’t need ANY crossword expertise to enjoy this brain-tickling, life-affirming show!

MEET THE SOLVERS:

PHUC TRAN

Phuc is an author, educator, classicist, storyteller, and tattooer. His TEDx talk was featured on NPR’s “TED Radio Hour,” and his memoir “Sigh, Gone” was published by Flatiron Books in April 2020.

TERRI SCHURZ

Terri owns and operates Bath’s beloved and independent Mockingbird Bookshop. While The Crossword Show is indisputably bookish and word-oriented, we have never before had a guest solver who was an ACTUAL BOOKSTORE OWNER, and we can’t wait to have Terri join the panel!

THE GRANT BUILDING
BATH, ME
THU, Oct. 26, 7 PM

Praise for The Crossword Show:

"Tons of fun."

- The New York Times

“The Crossword Show brings all the best things together: comedy, crosswords, and hip hop.”

- Natalie freakin’ Portman, in an Instagram post after attending a show in LA

"There's no other show like it....It's hard to find things in comedy that haven't been done before and that are done really well, and Zach's done that."

- Seven Days, Burlington, VT’s independent alt-weekly

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THE GRANT BUILDING
BATH, ME
THU, Oct. 26, 7 PM