McKendree Students to Perform 'Dead Man's Cell Phone' Apr. 4-7
(LEBANON, Ill., March 28, 2019) — A man dies in a quiet café. His cell phone continues
to ring incessantly until the woman at the next table picks it up—and gets caught
up in his troubles. So begins “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” presented by the McKendree
University Theatre Department, Apr. 4-7 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. The
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday’s matinee
starts at 2:30 p.m.
Admission is free but reservations are required. Contact the Hett box office between
noon and 4 p.m. at 618-537-6863. The Hett opens for general admission seating 30 minutes
early.
Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” premiered in
2007 and won a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play. The play explores modern
technology’s ability to both connect and isolate people, said Director Michelle Magnussen.
Cast members are Loren Terveer as Jean; Andrew Letscher as Gordon, a dead man with
lots of loose ends; Brittany Thompson as Mrs. Gottlieb, his mother; Amanda Morgan
as Carlotta; JD Lindley as Dwight, Gordon’s brother; and Korenna Anderson as Hermia,
Gordon’s widow.
Makenna Kramer and Hunter Tucker are stage managers for the show. Assisting Technical
Director Douglas Magnussen is crew member Elizabeth Birkner.
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