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Middlesex CC to Put on Play by Award-Winning Playwright
MCC is proud to present "Dead Man's Cell Phone" from Thursday, December 8 through Sunday, December 11 at the Academic Arts Center in Lowell
Middlesex Community College’s Theatre department is proud to present “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” as their Fall 2022 production. Written by award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl, the play will run from Thursday, December 8 through Sunday, December 11 at MCC’s Richard and Nancy Donahue Family Academic Arts Center in Lowell.
"’Dead Man's Cell Phone’ is a play about the journey of a woman forced to confront her presumptions about morality, redemption and isolation in a technologically obsessed society,” said Karen Oster, MCC’s Chair of Performing Arts. “This couldn't be timelier as we struggle to move from our technologically immersed world and isolation back to being together."
The play explores the ways in which the current technology-driven world can bring people together and push them apart at the same time. It first premiered in Washington, D.C. in 2007 and Off-Broadway in March of 2008.
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Curtain times for MCC’s production are 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 8; 7 p.m. Friday, December 9; and 7 p.m. Saturday, December 10; as well as 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 11. Tickets are $5 for MCC students, $10 for MCC employees, and $18 for general admission.
MCC’s Academic Arts Center is located at 240 Central Street in Lowell. With parking not available on site, the nearest public parking facility is the Early Garage on 135 Middlesex St.
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The college will also hold auditions open to the community for the Spring 2023 production of “RENT.” MCC’s Theatre department is seeking talented, non-union performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, abilities and ages. Middlesex is looking for performers who are Asian/Asian American, Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic American, Indigenous/Native American.
The first round of auditions will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4 and Thursday, January 5, with callbacks on Sunday, January 8, 2023. Performances will take place from Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 23.
“We look forward to sharing stories and connections with the community,” Oster said.
