The Dead Guy

by Eric Coble

July 19 – August 4

Eric Coble's The Dead Guy is, as one critic put it, “a slapstick satire on ultimate reality TV shows that will tickle your funny bone no end." What would you do for a million bucks and a week of TV stardom? Is there anything that an audience, obsessed with the lives of today's pseudo-stars, wouldn't watch? In this darkly humorous play, Eldon Phelps, down on his luck, gives everything for fortune and fame on a show called “The Dead Guy,” where ultimately viewers will vote on the means of his demise.

What the critics said:

"Whether you are entertained or disgusted, Coble's skillfully woven comedy is a humorous and thoughtful critique on society's obsession with other people's realities." —L.A. Splash.

"A brilliant twist by playwright Eric Coble on today's fascination with pseudo stars." —What's Doing in Denver.

"The laughs roll and Coble alights on intriguing thoughts in his script. The result looks a lot like reality TV, and thereby implicates our own real-life viewing behavior." —Rocky Mountain News.