'The Grift' Hits Sag Harbor

“The Grift,” an immersive, site-specific theater experience in Sag Harbor Village, came to town on March 24, along with a cast of colorful characters who, with the help of audience members, worked together to take down a criminal.

Part theater, part game, “The Grift” begins and ends at Bay Street and over the course of two hours or so, moves to several other locations throughout the village. Dropping its audience of 50 per show into the middle of an adventure in which they are trained in the art of the con, participants meet characters, solve clues to open locked boxes and along the way, get a master class in the skill of the grifter, all in the interest of pulling off one final scheme to take down a seamy criminal mastermind. Audiences have their intelligence tested and get trained in scams like The Pig In The Poke, The Round-The-Corner, and The Money Swap — but will they be sharp enough to take down the evil genius at his own game?

“The Grift” was conceived, written, and directed by Tom Salamon, who premiered the show in San Diego before taking it to London in 2018.

“I’m thrilled to be returning to the ‘seen-it-all’ sophisticated audiences of the Hamptons and across Long Island,” says Salamon who has been in the immersive experience world for 13 years, starting with his first show, “Accomplice: New York.” “They’re up for anything and love to get involved and play along, and I think we’re giving them something entirely unique that they haven’t experienced before.”

The remaining six performances of “The Grift” run Thursday, March 31, through Sunday, April 3. Masks and proof of vaccination are required for entry. Tickets start at $39 and are available at 631-725-9500 or baystreet.org.