In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
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"In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)" is a Tony-nominated contemporary play by Sarah Ruhl that explores Victorian attitudes toward sexuality, intimacy, and female desire through the comedic and poignant story of an early medical use of the vibrator.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
comedy-drama
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contemporary play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
In the Next Room
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The Vibrator Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sarah Ruhl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTransfer | Lyceum Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Dr. Givings
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Mrs. Catherine Givings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dramaticForm | two-act play ⓘ |
| explores |
emotional distance in marriage
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medicalization of women’s sexuality ⓘ social taboos around sex ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
awakening of female sexuality
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constraints of Victorian gender roles ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 2009 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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comedy-drama ⓘ drama ⓘ feminist theatre ⓘ period piece ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | early medical vibrators used to treat hysteria ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 2009 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayDirector | Les Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProducer | Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Sarah Ruhl’s body of work ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Berkeley Repertory Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedAt | Berkeley Repertory Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Theatre Communications Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | upstate New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | mix of comedy and pathos ⓘ |
| subject |
Victorian medicine
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early vibrator use ⓘ female desire ⓘ hysteria ⓘ intimacy ⓘ marriage ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century ⓘ |
| writer | Sarah Ruhl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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