Dead Man’s Cell Phone
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by David M. Jenkins
Extended! Jun. 3 – 27, 2010
Thu. – Sat. 8pm, Sun. 4pm
Tickets: $24.50
Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. A dead man with a lot of loose ends. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a wildly imaginative new comedy by playwright Sarah Ruhl, recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and Pulitzer Prize finalist for her play The Clean House.
Dead Man’s Cell Phone is an odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.
Jean (Meg Heimstead, who stunned Bay area audiences last year in Rabbit Hole) is sleepwalking through her life until she answers a dead man’s (Steve Garland, 2007 Best of the Bay – Best Actor) cell phone.
… beguiling new comedy … Ms. Ruhl’s work blends the mundane and the metaphysical, the blunt and the obscure, the patently bizarre and the bizarrely moving.
Ruhl's zany probe of the razor-thin line between life and death delivers a fresh and humorous look at the times we live in.
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Previews
Cast & Crew
- David M. Jenkins – Director
- Xylina Golding – Stage Manager
Cast
- Summer Bohnenkamp – Mystery Woman
- Elizabeth Fendrick – Mrs. Gottlieb
- Steve Garland – Gordon
- Meg Heimstead – Jean
- Michael C. McGreevy – Dwight
- Katrina Stevenson – Hermia
Crew
- Greg Newcomb – Graphic Designer
- Shawn Paonessa – Video Engineer
- Brian M. Smallheer – Scenic, Lighting & Video Designer
- Krystalle Voecks – Asst. Stage Manager
Patron Reviews
- Just got back from your most recent production. Really enjoyed it and the cast was great. Everyone did a great job, but is was especially nice to see Steve Garland back. We look forward to seeing the next play and re-subscribing for next season! Keep up the great work – John and Lori Pate
- Had a great time at Dead Man's Cell Phone and at The Independent afterwards. Folks, do yourself a favor and go see the show. Some wonderful stuff and lots of laughs there! – Caroline Jett
- Had a great time last night at Dead Man's Cell Phone, Jobsite Theater. Support the arts and an awesome cast and crew. – Jan Farrell Ray
- While eating lunch I ponder; "Who would be on my planet?"... Then go see Jobsite Theater's Dead Man's Cell Phone to understand. Fantastic show by dir. David Jenkins and an amazing cast including: Meg Heimstead, Steve Garland, Michael C. McGreevy, Katrina Stevenson, Summer Bohnenkamp, and Elizabeth Fendrick. Go SEE IT!" – Spencer Meyers
- So worth it, Dead Man's Cell Phone was my fave @jobsitetheater show short of #Pericles. Everyone should go. Mandatory viewings! – laughterkey
- Charmingly existential, witty, & smart & 1 of the best monologues I've ever heard! @jobsitetheater 's #DMCP is amazing! – daidaloslost
- I believe this is the best play I've ever seen at Jobsite ... The show is subtle and real, and just my kind of theater experience ... If you haven't had the chance to see this piece of art, go. It is worth it. – labelleartiste (via Creative Loafing)
- Amazing show! Amazing cast! Once again a fantastic performance and a great show! – Mike Corrao
- In attendance for the preview. Packed house. Crowd was enthusiastic. Play is a light but thought-provoking look at the way we give meaning to our lives (at least that's my take.) All you need to know is that Steve Garland and Katrina Stevenson are awesome and make the show worth seeing just for their performances. – Anthony Salveggi
- Saw Jobsite's Dead Man's Cell Phone last night. Another fantastic show. Loved everything about it. – Kim Smallheer
- Great show last night. The performances were brilliant. Thank you for a lovely evening at the theater. – Mike Laquerre
- Dead Man's Cell Phone was great. Gordon's monologue was great! – jmasc6
- Loved Dead Man's Cell Phone @jobsitetheater funny, poignant, clever. Great acting, directing, set. Next season looks great. Reupped tonite. – Susan Oliver
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