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New York Premiere

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS
Created and performed by Mike Daisey
Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory

NOW – December 4, 2011

Following the success of The Last Cargo Cult, Mike Daisey turns his razor-sharp wit to America’s most mysterious technology icon in this hilarious and harrowing tale of pride, beauty, lust, and industrial design. He illuminates how the CEO of Apple and his obsessions shape our lives, while sharing stories of his own travels to China to investigate the factories where millions toil to make iPhones and iPods. Daisey’s dangerous journey shines a light on our love affair with our devices and the human cost of creating them. 

“I will never be the same after seeing that show.” - Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder

“Mr. Daisey is an awesomely gifted stage performer.  The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs ranks alongside Follies as the most exciting show in town.” - Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal

“A personal, poignant and passionate piece that stays with you many days after you’ve seen it. MESMERIZING.” - Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

“Anyone who sees Mr. Daisey’s show-and anyone with a cellphone and a moral center should-will find it hard to forget the repercussions that our casual purchases can have in the lives of men and women (and children) half a world away.” - Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

“The best original American play so far this year.” - Peter Marks, The Washington Post

New York Premiere

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS
Created and performed by Mike Daisey
Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory

NOW – December 4, 2011

Following the success of The Last Cargo Cult, Mike Daisey turns his razor-sharp wit to America’s most mysterious technology icon in this hilarious and harrowing tale of pride, beauty, lust, and industrial design. He illuminates how the CEO of Apple and his obsessions shape our lives, while sharing stories of his own travels to China to investigate the factories where millions toil to make iPhones and iPods. Daisey’s dangerous journey shines a light on our love affair with our devices and the human cost of creating them. 

“I will never be the same after seeing that show.” – Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder

Mike Daisey and Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis respond to the loss of Steve Jobs.

CLICK HERE to read Mike Daisey’s New York Times op/ed, “Steve Jobs: Enemy of Nostalgia.”

CLICK HERE to learn about the Public Forum program on Steve Jobs’s legacy, featuring Mike Daisey, Robert Krulwich (of NPR and Radiolab), and Dan Lyons (Newsweek Daily Beast, “Fake Steve Jobs”).

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Scenery and Lighting Design - Seth Reiser