Overview
āA fascinating, funny and evocative play. . . . Ruhl develops the story with the enticing blend of irreverent humor and skewed realism. . . . Itās beautiful.ā āSan Francisco Chronicle
ā[This] breathtakingly inventive addition to Ruhlās singular body of work . . . has the potential to be a modern masterpiece.āāLos Angeles Times
Sarah Ruhl made her Broadway debut this fall with her latest effervescent comedy: a play about sex, intimacy, and equality, set in the 1880s, when enthusiasm for the electric light bulb gave rise to a handy new instrument to treat female hysteria. The story revolves around the medical office and home of Dr. Givings, who regularly induces āparoxysmā in his once high-strung patient Sabrina, allowing her to happily return to playing piano. Soon, Sabrina falls in love with the doctorās assistant Annie, and also befriends his wife Catherine, who is dealing with her own neurotic misgivings about not being able to breast-feed her baby. With this new work, Ruhl once again uses playful symbolism and lyrical language as she makes seemingly effortless thematic leapsācrafting a play with tremendous critical and audience appeal, in her singular theatrical voice.
Sarah Ruhlās plays include Dead Manās Cell Phone, The Clean House (a Pulitzer Prize finalist), Passion Play, and Eurydice, all of which have been widely produced throughout the United States and internationally. She is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship.
This book title, In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), ISBN: 9781559363600, by Sarah Ruhl, published by Theatre Communications Group (November 16, 2010) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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