Dead Man’s Cell Phone” by Sarah Ruhl
An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough of it. And a dead man—with a lot of loose ends.
So begins “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” a work about how we remember the dead—and how that memorialization changes us. It’s the journey of a woman forced to confront her presumptions about morality, redemption, and isolation in a technologically obsessed society.
✨ I chose the play (for Bunbury Theatre) as it stuck with me since I saw it at Steppenwolf Theatre in 2008. I liked how it makes technology (the cell phone) a character in the play, and shows how it both unites and divides society,” remarked Bunbury Theatre Producing Artistic Director John Campbell Finnegan to the Arts Insider.
“Director Kathy Preher Reynolds has opted to lean toward the human connection side of the equation. It is perfect for our time,”* Finnegan concluded.
đź“– “Sarah Ruhl’s play, Dead Man’s Cell Phone explores the paradox of modern technology’s ability to both unite and isolate people in the digital age.” -Playbill
🗓️ : January 23-26, 29-31 & February 1.
Performances begin at 7:30 PM, except for Sunday, 1/26, and Saturday, 2/1, which are at 2:00 PM.
đź“Ť : The Henry Clay, 604 S. Third St. 40202
🎟️ TICKETS: bunburytheatre.org/tickets
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