In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl
11 Nov 2011 7:30 PM - 18 Nov 2011 7:30 PM
It is the dawn of a new era - Thomas Edison has provided the world with electricity, illuminating parlours and eliminating the flickering glow of candlelight. The benefits of this technology do not pass unnoticed by Dr Givings. Aided by his nurse Dr Givings provides relief from a common ‘women’s condition’ hysteria - whose symptoms include faintness, nervousness, insomnia, irritability, loss of appetites - by turning on his newly invented vibrator.
Sarah Ruhl’s main ‘player’ may be the antique and Chatanooga vibrators but her real subject is the absence of sympathy and understanding between women and the men whose rules they had to live by, and the suspicion and fear surrounding female sexuality.
This funny, provocative and touching play premiered at Berkeley Rep and subsequently marked Sarah Ruhl’s Broadway debut opening at the Lyceum Theatre on November 19th 2009. It has had professional productions since in Boston, Philadelphia, Melbourne, Sydney.
Tickets: Adult $25.00 | Senior (65+) and Unwaged $22.00 | Student with ID $18.00