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‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ to come alive at PCC
Story by James Hill. Poster by PCC Theater Arts Program.
Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl’s play, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” is set to come alive at Portland Community College’s big stage.
Official poster for the winter production.
The winter production of PCC’s Theatre Arts program will host six showings of the play – at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, March 4, 5, 11 and 12; 11 a.m., Thursday, March 10; and 2 p.m., Sunday, March 13. All shows are held at the 400-seat, state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center, Sylvania Campus, 12000 S.W. 49th Ave.
The play centers on a woman borrowing a dead man’s cell phone in a late night diner, and her world begins to change radically.
“This fun, touching, smart play explores the fast-paced world we live in, the human connections that get lost and get found and how we live and love in the moments between ring tones,” said Patrick Tangredi, Theater Arts Program instructor.
The production will be guest directed by Jessica Wallenfels, who created original works “Find Me Beside You” and “Truth and Beauty” with her company Many Hats Collaboration. Wallenfels has been a teaching artist with Portland Actors Conservatory, California State School of the Arts, Oregon Children’s Theatre, Northwest Children’s Theatre and School, Northwest Academy and West Sylvan Middle School. She is an associate artist with Cornerstone Theater Company, holds a bachelor’s in fine arts from the California Institute of the Arts and attended Dell’Arte International.
Tickets are available at the PCC Sylvania Bookstore or a half hour before performances at the venue. Tickets are $10 for general admission, and $8 for seniors, students and PCC staff. A special discount of $5 per person for groups of 12 or more also is available. For tickets, visit the PCC Bookstore or call (971) 722-4949.
In addition to offering a full range of theatre arts classes, Portland Community College produces three main stage productions each season in addition to special student-created plays. For additional information, visit the website: www.pcc.edu/about/theatre