In the Next Room

Directed by Dinah Manoff

Written by Sarah Ruhl

March 5 - 21, 2027

Pay-What-You-Can Preview Night: March 4th

At the dawn of the electrical age, a group of women find themselves at the center of a medical revolution that promises to cure what society insists is wrong with them. As the women in this story begin to question the assumptions that shape their lives, they uncover unexpected truths about pleasure, intimacy, and their own autonomy.

Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl, In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) is a funny, provocative, and deeply insightful exploration of female desire, bodily autonomy, and the social constraints placed on women in Victorian America. By turns laugh-out-loud hilarious and surprisingly tender, it asks who gets to define our experiences, and what becomes possible when we begin defining them for ourselves.

• Mature themes, recommended for older teens and adults. Click here to view the content advisory.

  This production contains:

  • Discussions of sexuality, and sexual desire

  • Depictions of Victorian-era medical treatments for women

  • Depictions of sexual activity

  • Partial nudity

  • Themes of postpartum depression, and maternal mental health

  • Discussions of breastfeeding and challenges related to infant feeding

  • References to child loss and grief

  • Themes of gender and racial inequities