About the Show

After her ex-boyfriend's passing, a grieving millennial endeavors to resurrect him using her phone.

After the death of her ex-boyfriend, a grieving, social media-obsessed millennial brings him back to life with her phone. Eric Anthamatten may have passed away, but he can be revived—with your help! Katie Mack can't do it alone; she needs you and a hefty dose of cell phone service.

In 2023, technology revolutionized how we commemorate, cherish, mourn, and connect with the departed. Join in, keep those phones at the ready because this girl in mourning is resurrecting Eric.

Critic Reviews (3)

What is remarkable about Mack's performance is that she is reliving the grieving process with every performance. It is not a fictional story with an actor taking on a role; this is a powerful emotional connection within her life. Using regular references to the audience's use of cell phones, she guides us to her discovery of what it means to talk with the dead.
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“While the use of all our modern technology was not as consistently effective as she’d hoped, Mack did accomplish her goal—I left the theater wanting to know more about Anthamatten . . . and, of course, found everything I could by going online.”
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“The show is a bit of a marvel, consistent at every level of design...It is so satisfying in detail and completeness. Go see ‘#UglyCry’ — you will think, you will feel, you will connect, from IRL to AI and back again.”
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