In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) by Sarah Ruhl

February 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 8:00pm; February 12, 19 at 2:00pm

E.C. Mabie Theatre, Theater Building

February 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 8:00pm; February 12, 19 at 2:00pm

Directed by Meredith Alexander

Yes, THAT kind of vibrator. Medical history reveals that the vibrator was the first small appliance to be electrified. Installed by a proper gentleman doctor and scientist in a seemingly perfect Victorian home, the strange new device for treating “hysteria” in women (and occasionally men) resides “in the next room.” Sexually frustrated patients and the doctor’s energetic young wife help tell this historical (and hysterical) comedic story of love, marriage, and sexual awakening in the Victorian era.

Audience Advisory: This production contains explicit sexual content, nudity, and adult language.

UI Theatre Mainstage tickets are available through the Hancher Box Office at 319-335-1160, 1-800-HANCHER, or http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu/tickets