Due to audience demand, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces the extension of the comedic murder mystery, Smoke & Mirrors. Called “Smart” and “Very, very funny” by The Observer, Smoke & Mirrors centers on Hamilton Orr, one of Hollywood’s top directors, who brainstorms a deadly scheme to gain control over a multi-million-dollar film. Written by Will Osborne and Anthony Herrera, Smoke & Mirrors will now run in FST’s Gompertz Theatre through August 28, 2022. Tickets are now on sale at FloridaStudioTheatre.org or 941.366.9000. Set on a private island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Smoke & Mirrors follows a Hollywood creative team who is putting the finishing touches on the script for their next hit film. Hamilton, a conniving movie director and producer, wants complete authority over the film and isn’t afraid to go to extreme lengths to make it happen. So, he comes up with a deadly scheme and convinces the movie’s screen writer, Clark, and his wife, Barbara, to join his plot. When things don’t go as planned, the trio come face to face with the wily local sheriff, Leroy. FST’s production of Smoke & Mirrors is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The production is also supported by the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Revenues.Due to audience demand, FST is extending the run of Smoke & Mirrors an additional week. This comedic thriller will now play in FST’s Gompertz Theatre through August 28, 2022.