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Dead Man's Cell Phone

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In Dead Man's Cell Phone, a woman in a quiet cafe becomes entangled in the life of a dead man after confiscating his incessantly ringing cell phone. This imaginative comedy by Sarah Ruhl explores themes of connection, identity, and technology in a witty and thought-provoking manner.
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An unexceptional woman in a quiet cafe, exasperated by the incessant ringing of an abandoned cell phone, confiscates it and thereby inherits the life of its owner, who happens to be dead.

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An unexceptional woman in a quiet cafe, exasperated by the incessant ringing of an abandoned cell phone, confiscates it and thereby inherits the life of its owner, who happens to be dead. 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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781559363259

Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 April 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 173g

Pages: 120

About the Author

Sarah Ruhl is a 'Playwright with a unique comic voice, perspective and sense of theatre' (Variety). Her first play, The Clean House, premiered at the Lincoln Center in New York and opened in the UK with Patricia Hodge in the lead. Sarah Ruhl lives in New York.

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