The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

When you hear the name Steve Jobs, what do you think? Whether you're an Apple fan or not, chances are that "genius" comes to mind, followed by a whole series of complicated emotions -- especially now, given Jobs' recent resignation as Apple's CEO and the obvious precariousness of his health. One man who's been thinking a lot about Jobs over the past couple of years is monologuist Mike Daisey. New York's legendary Public Theater (which birthed "Hair" and "A Chorus Line" and has been a steady Tony, Obie and Pulitzer magnet) has just started selling tickets for the Oct. 11-Nov. 13 run of the New York premiere of Daisey's one-man show "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," in which he grapples with his own conflicted feelings about the tech icon and his company. The Public's promo blurb: Daisey has already staged sold-out runs of the show in Seattle, Berkeley and Washington, D.C. When "Agony" opened this spring at D.C.'s Woolly Mammoth Theatre, The Washington Post's Peter Marks began his review: Tickets are available here. P.S. If you live in Australia, you can see the show before New Yorkers. Daisey will be performing "Agony" at the Sydney Opera House from Sept. 24-Oct. 2. Simon Dumenco is the "Media Guy" media columnist for Advertising Age. You can follow him on Twitter @simondumenco.

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

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