AUDITIONS | AUG 16, 2026 | 3pm
OCTOBER 2026
Dead Man’s Cellphone
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Kit Colbourn
Sat 8pm | Oct 3
Sun Matinee 2pm | Oct 4
A comedy about how we remember the dead – and how that memorialization changes us. It is the journey of a woman forced to confront her presumptions about isolation in a technological society. Everything we thought we knew, everything we thought was dead, can be uncovered, re-discovered, and brought to life again.
Dead Man’s Cell Phone is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals, on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com
AUDITION INFORMATION
Dead Man’s Cellphone Audition Form
Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play, 2007
Characters (in order of appearance):
(Ages not set in stone, will depend on actors available)
- Gordon, a dead man (40s-50s)
- Jean, a woman (30s-40s)
- The Other Woman/The Stranger (30s-40s)
- Hermia, Gordon’s widow (40s-50s)
- Mrs. Gottlieb, Gordon’s mother (60s)
- Dwight, Gordon’s brother (40s-50s)
There will be a narrator.
During this audition, you will be asked to read selections from these Audition Sides. Copies will be provided, but you may bring your own copy if you would like to alter formatting or highlight in advance.
Everyone involved in this production will be asked to sign our Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy and our Code of Conduct, provided here for your review before auditions.