Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Just so there's no confusion about the buzz on Sarah Ruhl's play, she titled it "In the Next Room or the vibrator play." The subtitle doesn't say it all, but it sure is an attention grabber. The Victorian-era romantic comedy takes an intimate look at humanity at the dawn of electrical technology, a time when vibrators were a staple of women's boudoir accessories and used by doctors as a treatment for a diagnosis of "hysteria." "In the Next Room," which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a best-play Tony nominee, gets its first local production as the opener of Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre's 2012-13 season.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Just so there's no confusion about the buzz on Sarah Ruhl's play, she titled it "In the Next Room or the vibrator play." The subtitle doesn't say it all, but it sure is an attention grabber. The Victorian-era romantic comedy takes an intimate look at humanity at the dawn of electrical technology, a time when vibrators were a staple of women's boudoir accessories and used by doctors as a treatment for a diagnosis of "hysteria." "In the Next Room," which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a best-play Tony nominee, gets its first local production as the opener of Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre's 2012-13 season.
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