DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE
Jean is sleepwalking through her life until she answers a dead man’s cell phone. It turns out to be a wake-up call that sends her on a date with the dead man’s brother, a drinking binge with his wife, and a mysterious rendez-vous with his mistress. Not to mention trips to the afterlife and the black market. In this quirky modern adventure, Jean re-connects to her own spirit and learns that life is for the living.
DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE portrays the concerns regarding the power of communication, particularly how obsessed we have become to stay in touch at all times with mobile phones, even at the most inopportune times.
DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE
Written by Sarah Ruhl
Playwrights Horizons, Inc., New York City, produced the New York Premiere of DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE Off-Broadway in 2008.
Originally produced June 2006 by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, DC, Howard Shalwitz, Artistic Director; Kevin Moore, Managing Director.
DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons with funds provided by the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Commissioning Program.
Please Note:
- Contains themes which may not be appropriate for young audiences. Parental guidance is suggested.
- Disclaimer: the prop weapon (plastic, orange safety-tipped gun) used in this production is for entertainment purposes only.
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