Alley Mainstage Presents:
In The Next Room or the vibrator play
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Buffie Main
A play that ponders marriage and intimacy and how electricity came along to fuse them together.
Described as a "Smart, delicate and very, very funny" by the New York Post, Alley Reps
upcoming production of In the Next Room or the vibrator play is a beguiling play about
love, longing, science and invention. Set at the dawn of the electrical age, a new medical device is developed to pacify 'hysterical' women, but it produces a shockingly different result. While Dr. Givings innocently wonders about the success of his extraordinary
device, his wife, Catherine, is only a bystander in her husband's world - listening at
the door from the next room and longing for a different kind of intimacy. This Tony
Award Winner and finalist for the Pulitzer prize is a funny, tender and occasionally heartbreaking play and a sensitive study of the relationship between physical connection and emotional intimacy.
February 15-25
Doors 7 pm, Curtain 8 pm
Performances:
Pay-What-You-Want Previews February 15 & 16
Friday, February 17
Saturday, February 18
Wednesday, February 22
Thursday, February 23
Friday, February 24
Saturday, February 25 -- 2 pm Matinee & Evening Performance
@ Visual Arts Collective
21+
$10 For Students or Military
$15 for General Admission
Purchase tickets at the door or online at Brown Paper Tickets
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SALONS IN THE ALLEY
Follow a production from start to finish! Every Salon will have the opportunity to discuss and dialogue the inter workings of the play and the local and global topics the play inspires. Some evenings may feature an interview with the play write or conversations with special guests who have a connection to the topic of the play. Salons will have the opportunity to go behind the scenes and meet the actors and designers working to create the finished production. Stay Tuned for information about the In the Next Room Salon which starts February 1, 2012!
