In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play) – 2019

In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play)
by Sarah Ruhl
directed by Mallory Fisher
January 16, 2019 – January 27, 2019
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Set at the dawn of the age of electricity and based on the bizarre hypothesis that Victorian doctors used vibrators to treat ‘hysterical’ women (and some men), this play centers around a doctor, his wife, the patients, and their respective households through an exploration of this new invention that has the potential to change everything.
In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play explores the danger of being denied language to describe your experience, the power women wield through ownership of their sexuality, and the pursuit of freedom through the destruction of binaries. By pulling this story to a contemporary realm, our production challenges how much progress has actually been made since the notoriously prudish Victorian era. In this production we imagine a new world order that demolishes extant power structures provoking the question: where do we go from here?
RUNTIME: 2.5 hours (includes intermission)
CONTENT WARNINGS: This show is not suitable for all audiences. Contains sexual content and partial nudity, recommended ages 15+.
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Cast and Crew
Writer – Sarah Ruhl
Director – Mallory Fisher
Intimacy Director – Scott Emerson Moyle
Executive Producer – Allison Shea Reed
Associate Producer – Hannah Wayne-Phillips
Stage Manager – Olivia-Cassidy Stupka
Associate Intimacy Director – Lisa Karen Cox
Hair/Make-up Designer – Emily Power
Costume Designer – Judie Plaza
Sound/Lighting Designer – Olivia-Cassidy Stupka
Actors – Hannah Wayne-Phillips , Allison Shea Reed , Asha James , Krystina Bojanowski , Tristan Claxton , Sepehr Reybod , Christina Fox