Event

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Her Pulitzer nominated The Clean House was produced at Actors' Theatre last season to rave reviews. Ruhl also wrote the hugely popular Melancholy Play and In the Next Room (The Vibrator Play), which was nominated for a 2010 Tony award. Gerry Gerringer, newly appointed Artistic Director of Actors' Theatre, directs the play. He chose to direct Dead Man's Cell Phone because "it is a poignant comedy that speaks to our society's infatuation with technology while we gradually lose our ability to connect with one another in tangible, personal ways. It is a wickedly funny and insightful play. Ruhl weaves together profundity and off-beat hilarity with a master's touch."

The show revolves around a woman who discovers a dead man sitting next to her in a café. She steals his cell phone, answers his calls and embarks on a mission to make the people in his life feel better about themselves and their dysfunctional relationships with the dead man. This turns out to be an extremely quirky and romantically compelling journey. The cast includes: Julia Cunningham, Miguel Reyna, Karen Solomon, April Green, Lucien Leutzinger and Leah Creatura.