Watch Out The Grifters Take Sag Harbor

From March 17 to April 3, Bay Street Theater will present “The Grift,” an immersive, site-specific theater experience throughout Sag Harbor Village.

Part theater and part game, “The Grift” will begin and end at Bay Street, and will move through several 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 and get a master class in the ways of the grifter, all in the interest of pulling off one final grift to take down a seamy criminal mastermind.

Audiences will 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 an evil genius at his own game?

“The Grift” sweeps audiences into an adventure, turning everyday theatergoers into master cons. And when the show ends? They’re released into the world with a whole new skill set — one that can pay off for years to come.

“The Grift” is conceived, written, and directed by Tom Salamon, and it premiered to rave reviews and sold-out performances in San Diego, produced by the Tony Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse, before opening to acclaim in 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.”

Performances of “The Grift” begin Thursday, March 17, and continue through Sunday, April 3, with six shows each week. Masks and proof of vaccination are required for entry. Tickets start at $39 and are available at 631-725-9500 or baystreet.org.