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Would the world still turn without cell phones? Without email? Without even the World Wide Web? Well, maybe not the world as we know it. With his new play, Humpty Dumpty, renowned writer and actor Eric Bogosian takes a speculative look at just what kind of world it would be, bereft of lattes, laptops and PDAs, and how well "modern man" would be suited to leading an existence that's really and truly wireless. The play previews March 22 at the San José Repertory Theatre (see related story on final page of this section).
Humpty Dumpty tells an extreme fish-out-of-water tale concerning two yuppie couples whose idea of roughing it is a weeklong getaway at a posh renovated barn in upstate New York, surrounded by all the tech gadgets and Dean & Deluca goodies they could tote there. But a huge disaster of an unknown nature strikes, knocking out all utilities and communications and more or less stranding the group in their remote location. The appearance of National Guard blockades on nearby roads doesn't bode well for whatever is happening in the outside world.
Effectively stripped of the items they have come to rely on and facing a frightening unknown, these city slickers find out what getting back to the basics really means.
However, don't expect a folksy "simplify, simplify" lesson from Humpty Dumpty. Bogosian is much more interested in examining what complicates life and why.
John McCluggage directs this drama, which tackles some timely topics.
Humpty Dumpty plays March 22April 20 at the San José Repertory Theatre. Tickets are $20$48. For more information, call 408.367.7262 or visit www.sjrep.com.
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