The world premiere production of
Dead Man’s Cell Phone was produced in June 2007 by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Howard Shalwitz, Artistic Director) in Washington, D.C. The production was directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman; the set design was by Neil Patel, the costume design was by Kate Turner-Walker, the lighting design was by Colin K. Bills, the sound design was by Martin Desjardins, the choreography was by Karma Camp; the properties master was Jennifer Sheetz; the dramaturg was Elissa Goetschius and the stage manager was Taryn Colberg. The cast was as follows:
| A WOMAN, JEAN | Polly Noonan |
| A DEAD MAN, GORDON | Rick Foucheux |
| GORDON’S MOTHER, MRS. GOTTLIEB | Sarah Marshall |
| GORDON’S WIDOW, HERMIA | Naomi Jacobson |
| GORDON’S BROTHER, DWIGHT | Bruce Nelson |
| THE OTHER WOMAN/THE STRANGER | Jennifer Mendenhall |
The New York premiere of
Dead Man’s Cell Phone was produced in March 2008 by Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director). The production was directed by Anne Bogart; the set and costume design were by G. W. Mercier, the lighting design was by Brian H Scott, the soundscape was by Darron L West and the production stage manager was Elizabeth Moreau. The cast was as follows:
| A WOMAN, JEAN | Mary-Louise Parker |
| A DEAD MAN, GORDON | T. Ryder Smith |
| GORDON’S MOTHER, MRS. GOTTLIEB | Kathleen Chalfant |
| GORDON’S WIDOW, HERMIA | Kelly Maurer |
| GORDON’S BROTHER, DWIGHT | David Aaron Baker |
| THE OTHER WOMAN/THE STRANGER | Carla Harting |
Dead Man’s Cell Phone was produced in March 2008 by Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Martha Lavey, Artistic Director; David Hawkanson, Executive Director). The production was directed by Jessica Thebus; the set design was by Scott Bradley, the costume design was by Linda Roethke, the lighting design was by James F. Ingalls, the sound design and original music were by Andre Pluess, the choreography was by Ann Boyd, the fight choreography was by Joe Dempsey and the stage manager was Christine D. Freeburg. The cast was as follows:
| A WOMAN, JEAN | Polly Noonan |
| A DEAD MAN, GORDON | Marc Grapey |
| GORDON’S MOTHER, MRS. GOTTLIEB | Molly Regan/ |
| Marilyn Dodds Frank |
| GORDON’S WIDOW, HERMIA | Mary Beth Fisher |
| GORDON’S BROTHER, DWIGHT | Coburn Goss |
| THE OTHER WOMAN/THE STRANGER | Sarah Charipar |
| ENSEMBLE Géraldine | Dulex, Ben Whiting |