Dead Man's Cell Phone takes place on Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM (EDT) at OSU Black Box Theatre in Columbus, OH. Prices are shown on the Ticketmaster listing.
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Sarah Ruhl presents a magical realism comedy about a woman who travels to the afterlife via a ringing cell phone. The play explores memory and technology while featuring the dead man's family and mistress. MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl directs this surreal journey through the boundaries of life and death.
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An incessantly ringing cell phone at the cafe table of a dead man leads Jean on a surreal journey where she encounters the dead mans family and mistress and eventually even speaks with the dead man himself. Sarah Ruhls magical realism comedy explores the nature of memory and how technology both connects and isolates us where the mundane cell phone becomes a magical device transporting her character beyond the boundaries of the living world to the afterlife. MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl is one of the most widely produced playwrights in the United States. Previous Ohio State Theatre productions of Ruhls work include Orlando, In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play), and Eurydice.
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- When
- Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 7:30 PM (EDT)
- Where
- OSU Black Box Theatre
- Address
- Ohio State University Department of Theatre, Film, and Media
- Price
- See listing
- Genre
- Plays & Drama
Questions
- When is Dead Man's Cell Phone?
- Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM EDT.
- How much are tickets for Dead Man's Cell Phone?
- Prices are not published in the listing data; they are shown on Ticketmaster.
- Where is Dead Man's Cell Phone?
- OSU Black Box Theatre, Ohio State University Department of Theatre, Film, and Media, Columbus, OH.
- Where can I buy tickets for Dead Man's Cell Phone?
- Tickets are sold on Ticketmaster. This page links straight to that listing; no tickets are sold here.