Short Play
Tatyana and the Cable Man
CAST: 1W
About the Play
East meets West when a beautiful Russian meets a Fox-news-loving cable man.
Production History:
Birdhouse Theatre, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA
(performance canceled due to COVID-19)
The Space Theatre Company, London, July 2015
The Space Theatre Company, London, January 2015
200 Miles Off Broadway Festival, Darkhorse Dramatists, Binghamton, NY, 2104
Midtown Short Play Lab, NYC, 2013
Recognition
Awards
Best Play, Midtown Short Play Lab, NYC, 2013
Finalist, Best Play, Midtown International Theatre Festival, NYC, 2013
Press & Reviews
Next up is the hilarious Tatyana and the Cable Man, written by John Doble. On a cigarette break at work, Tatyana, a Russian immigrant to the US, lays out the details of her love-life to a silent co-worker. She’s been dating the titular cable man, who initially sounds atrocious – a hard-hearted Fox News watching Republican without an ounce of sympathy. Tatyana explains how she gradually thaws him with a combination of intelligence, culture and good old fashioned socialism.
…If you looked up assertive Russian woman in the dictionary you’d get a picture of Tatyana; yet she’s sympathetically and smartly fleshed out in a real person. This was the best thing I saw all night, the humour perfectly dry and the tone precision nailed down.
Tatyana and the Cable Man “is a smoke break monologue delivered by Russian immigrant Tatyana (Jessica Ayers). She expounds on her love of CNN and a recent series of dates with the guy who installed her cable. Ayers illuminates the story, making it come alive on stage even though she’s the only one out there.”