In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)

Described as “insightful, fresh and funny” by The New York Times, Alley Repertory’s upcoming production of In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) is a beguiling play about love, longing, science and invention. Set during the dawn of the electrical age, a new medical device is developed to pacify “intense” women, but it produces a shockingly different result. While Dr. Givings innocently wonders about the success of this extraordinary device, his wife, Catherine, remains a bystander in her husband’s world– listening at the door from the next room and longing for connection.