Dead Man’s Cell Phone
presented by Pepperdine Theatre Department
Tuesday, January 24–Saturday, January 28, 2023
by Sarah Ruhl
Nic Few, Director
An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet cafeé. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a wildly imaginative comedy by MacArthur fellow Sarah Ruhl.
When Jean finally picks up the dead man’s phone, her days become intertwined with his past and the life that goes on without him. As an employee at the Holocaust museum, Jean is well acquainted with the idea of morality and redemption—but the dead man’s funeral forces her to confront her long-standing assumptions.
With twists and turns and a bit of whimsy, this off-the-wall play explores our need to connect in a technologically-obsessed world.
This production contains profanity.
No late seating allowed. Join a talk back with the actors and director after the Wednesday, January 25 performance.
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