In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play November 20, 2010

Forward Theater Company presents the Midwest premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Pulitzer and Tony nominated play, 'In the Next Room, or the vibrator play,' directed by Jennifer Uphoff Gray. Dr. Givings is obsessed with the marvels of medical technology. His wife, Catherine, is only a bystander in her husband's world, listening at the door as he treats his female patients with a strange new electric device. The doctor is not sure exactly how vibrators cure the women he treats, but they do keep coming back. The only woman not helped by the doctor is his own wife, who longs to connect with him - without the aid of electricity. A tender tale that takes place in the twilight of the Victorian age, this elegant comedy is lit by unexpected sparks from the approaching era of electricity, equality, science, and sexuality.