Photo Flash: First Look at Mike Daisey in THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, Opening 7/17
By: BWW News Desk Jul. 17, 2012
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company remounts the monologue from Mike Daisey (creator and performer) and Jean-Michele Gregory (director), The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs from tonight, July 17 to August 5, 2012. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Mike Daisey in the role.
Beginning at Woolly in 2010, this extraordinary show has played extended runs around the world to sold-out crowds and rave reviews. By examining the human price we pay for our high-tech toys, Daisey opened a Pandora's box in the world of technology and production, demanding social responsibility in the corporate sector, inspiring his audiences to action, and influencing drastic change in the corporate practices of both Apple and Foxconn, Apple’s supplier in China.
Mike Daisey came under fire when the radio show This American Life retracted its episode, "Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory" for the monologue’s use of dramatization, and the fabricating of some personal details in Mike’s journey.
Following this recent media storm, Steve Jobs returns to Woolly this July—stronger, sharper, and more important than ever. This all-new version cuts the contested material and addresses the controversy head on, using the struggle over fact and fiction to tell an even better story that pierces the heart of our human relationship with our labor.
Tickets for The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs start at $40, and can be purchased through the Woolly Mammoth Box Office at 202-393-3939, online at www.woollymammoth.net, or in person at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D). For directions and parking information, please visit www.woollymammoth.net.
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