The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs in repertory with the last cargo cult
Written and performed by Mike Daisey Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory Main Season | Thrust Stage Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2025 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704 January 14-February 27, 2011 The play The New York Times dubbed Mike Daisey "the master storyteller" and "one of the finest solo performers of his generation." Our audiences loved Great Men of Genius, The Ugly American and 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com. Now Daisey returns to Berkeley Rep in an incredible doubleheader: two provocative new monologues that examine our obsession with commerce. In The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, Daisey dives into the epic story of a real-life Willy Wonka whose personal obsessions profoundly affect our everyday lives-and follows the trail to China where millions toil in factories to create iPhones and iPods. With The Last Cargo Cult, Daisey travels to a remote island in the South Pacific whose inhabitants actually worship America and its goods. He observes their rituals as the world's financial system collapses, spurring a soul-searching assessment of what money means and who is paying the price. With his wry eye and eccentric intellect, Daisey delivers two adventure stories-presented on different days-that cut deep with hilarious social critique. ... http://www.berkeleyrep.org/tickets/sub_nextplays.asp#sj _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
