Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Welcomes Steve Wozniak During THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announces a one-time-only post-show conversation with Steve Wozniak, Apple Computer, Inc. co-founder and Mike Daisey, creator and performer of The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs on Saturday, August 4th following the 8pm performance. Tickets for this performance and special conversation start at $100.

About Steve Wozniak:

Wozniak was one of the Apple Computer, Inc. co-founders, along with Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne, Mike Markkula, and others, who designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. Wozniak and Jobs assembled the first prototypes of the Apple computer in Jobs’ bedroom and later in Jobs’ garage. In the 1970’s Wozniak created the Apple I and Apple II computers. Wozniak is credited with being the sole creator of the original Apple hardware, operating system, and circuit board designs. Wozniak’s machines and inventions are credited with influencing the personal computer revolution in the 1970’s. Wozniak co-founded Wheels of Zeus (WoZ, also his nickname) in 2001, to create wireless GPS technology in order to help the average person on the street find everyday things with ease.

About The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs:

Beginning at Woolly in 2010, this extraordinary show has played extended runs around the world to sold-out crowds and rave reviews. By examining the human price we pay for our high-tech toys, Daisey opened a Pandora's box in the world of technology and production, demanding social responsibility in the corporate sector, inspiring his audiences to action, and influencing drastic change in the corporate practices of both Apple and Foxconn, Apple’s supplier in China.

Mike Daisey came under fire when the radio show This American Life retracted its episode, "Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory" for the monologue’s use of dramatization, and the fabricating of some personal details in Mike’s journey.

Following this recent media storm, Steve Jobs returns to Woolly this July—stronger, sharper, and more important than ever. This all-new version cuts the contested material and addresses the controversy head on, using the struggle over fact and fiction to tell an even better story that pierces the heart of our human relationship with our labor.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs runs July 17–August 5, 2012; Tuesdays–Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. Tuesday, July 17th will be a Pay-What-You-Can performance and will begin at 8pm.

TICKETS

Tickets for The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs start at $40, and can be purchased through the Woolly Mammoth Box Office at 202-393-3939, online at www.woollymammoth.net, or in person at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D). For directions and parking information, please visit www.woollymammoth.net.

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