by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Kit Colbourn
Sun Matinee 2pm | Sun 10/4
A ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next tablet. And a dead man-with a lot of loose ends
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
Satire is her oxygen [...] In her oddball comedy, Sarah Ruhl is forever vital in her lyrical and biting takes on how we behave.The Washington Post
CP2 Readers Theatre is an exciting series at County Players which offers an opportunity for actors, directors, and audience members to experience theater in a fresh way: selected plays with full dramatic readings, no costumes, no sets, no props, and the actors perform with scripts in hand. These shows are an incredible opportunity to experience great theater stripped to its essence: the playwright’s words.
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Title = Dead Man’s Cell Phone
by Sarah Ruhl
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This show is a Comedy
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Directed by Kit Colbourn
Musical Direction by
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Program file URL = https://countyplayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CP2-Birds-CellPhone-Program-WEB.pdf

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Fri & Sat 8pm | Sat 10/3
Sun Matinee 2pm | Sun 10/4
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Sat Matinee 2pm |
CAST (in alphabetical order)
has been active in community/regional theatre in Westchester for the past 30 years, and trained at HB Studios in Manhattan. Fav musical role: Mama Rose, Gypsy. Fav dramatic role: Kate, Broadway Bound. Involved with YCPTW, WCT, Hand To Mouth Players and various other Westchester groups. Moved here last year and looking forward with excitement to working with CP, and moving forward in her new county. County Players debut!
has previously appeared in Company (Rhinebeck Theatre Society), Sweeney Todd (Up in One Productions), Fiddler on the Roof (New Deal Creative Arts), and Sondheim on Sondheim (CENTERstage Productions). Thrilled to be making her first appearance on this side of the CP stage, she is no stranger to County Players, having music directed several productions here, including Something Rotten!; Big Fish; and Ragtime. She would like to thank Kit for this exciting opportunity and her family for their continued love and support. “Love to Glen, Molly, and Aidan – the best cheerleaders I could ever ask for.”
is honored to be a part of this production. Previous County Player’s productions include A Few Good Men (Lt. Sam Weinberg), and CP2’s Dracula (Dracula). He most recently appeared in Round the Bend’s production of Date My Mom. Originally from Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks, Matt received his BA in Theatre from SUNY Oswego and, after graduating, spent time performing with Pendragon Theatre, Good Guy Productions, and Placid Productions. His favorite productions include 12th Night, Little Shop of Horrors, House of Yes, and Li’l Abner. Thank you to County Players for this opportunity and to his family for their support and gift of time to pursue his passion.
is excited to be returning to County Players, where she previously performed in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Cassandra) and A Few Good Men (Lawyer #2/MP), as well as the CP2 readings Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Lydia Wickham), The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley (Lydia Wickham), and Dracula (Narrator/Maid/Vixen). Other local credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor with Livingroom Shakespeare. By day, she is a writer of essays and criticism, with an MFA in nonfiction from Columbia University. You can find her work at anaheinwrites.com. She would like to thank the wonderful cast and crew at County Players for their dedication, her friends and family for their support and encouragement in all her artistic pursuits, and her fiancé, James, who makes the best food.
last appeared in CP’s Grand Concourse (Shelley). Additional acting credits include Mary Poppins, Romeo & Juliet, And Then There Were None, The Laramie Project, and Our Town (CenterStage Productions); Fiddler on the Roof and Merry Wives (New Deal Productions); and The Women of Lockerbie, Emilia, Kinky Boots, and Billy Elliot (Rhinebeck Theatre Society.) She salutes her talented cast-mates. She thanks Kit and the production team, and the County Players Board of Directors, for this opportunity to be part of one of her favorite plays.
is excited to be sharing the stage with a remarkable ensemble of gifted and powerful actors. Recent credits in her acting journey includes Calendar Girls (Marie) at CP and roles in The New Deal Creative Arts Center’s 10 by 10 Fest, 10 Minute Session, The Waiting Room, as well as performances with Murder Cafe in the tri-state area. Erica is a certified Health and Happiness Life Coach and Personal Trainer helping women over 40 to ditch the negative self-talk, love their bodies, and love their lives. She wants to thank Kit for her character insights, patience, and kindness throughout rehearsals. An especially big thank you to Scott Woolley for being the best cheerleader always! Enjoy the show!

