A special RETURN ENGAGEMENT of the original play by Cheticamp local, Alex Poirier, re-imagined as a one-act Mainstage Production!
1986 -- New Year's Eve.
Dean is working the graveyard shift at a local TV station, wasting time in the back office as the world outside cheers the coming of the new year. His solitary night of self-pity and Chinese food takeout is interrupted by a ringing telephone -- a wrong number. On a normal night, that would be the end of it. But amid the beginnings of an awkward, halting conversation, the young caller inadvertently lets slip a secret.
He's planning to commit suicide.
Tonight. At midnight.
The stumbling seesaw discussion that follows leads both young men -- one we see and one we only hear over the telephone line -- from Three's Company and Top Gun to nuclear war, from first kisses, loves lost, and bedroom politics, to the hidden wisdom of Ms. Pac-Man.
Starring Alex Poirier and Matt Earhart
The performance will last approximately 2 hours with no intermission.
Content Advisory: Please note that Tough Call contains adult situations and language that may not be appropriate for children including discussion of suicide. Recommended for ages 16 and up.
