The play is a tale about
memory, redemption, and the
connection and disconnection
that takes place in our technology obsessed world. By holding
on to the dead guy’s cellphone,
the woman keeps the man alive
in a strange yet significant way.
She also winds up getting involved with his whole family’s
life, including a romance with
the dead guy’s brother.
Abby Royle as Jean, Sheffield
Chastain as Gordon/Dwight (i.e.
the dead guy and his remarkably
similar looking brother), Jennifer
Terrell (Hermia/Other Woman/
Stranger), and Marlena Lustik as
Mrs. Gottleib. The ensemble includes Denzel Hawker and
Iraissa Ann Reilly.
Dead Man’s Cell Phone has
been described as everything
from an oddball comedy to a
What I found so extraordinary about the play was that
some of the lines sound like a New Yorker cartoon.
They’re hilarious and, at the same time, very poignant.
“What I found so extraordinary
about the play was that some of
the lines sound like a New Yorker cartoon,” explained Roy Steinberg who is directing the production. “They’re hilarious and,
at the same time, very poignant.”
Cape May Stage’s cast includes
NewJerseyStage.com
surreal work to a satire of modern technology.
“That’s what I loved about it,”
said Steinberg. “It is an oddball comedy, but, at the same
time, it’s so contem porary. I
have friends who tell me their
boyfriends broke up with them
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