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In the Next Room or the vibrator play
149 W 45th St (between Sixth and Seventh Aves)
Midtown West | Map | Directions212-239-6200
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Tickets: $46.50–$96.50
Description
Women orgasm all over Sarah Ruhl’s light-footed period comedy, but no one recognizes their moans and cries as sexual. That’s because these ladies (circa 1880) are getting their jollies not in bed, but on an operating table where Dr. Givings (Michael Cerveris) stimulates their private parts with a vibrator. Yes, this was once an actual medical practice to treat “hysteria.” Ruhl mines the situation for ironic, sex-farce laughs, but there’s a smart and poignant undercurrent, as the good doctor’s wife (Laura Benanti) tries to save her imperiled marriage and fight the substitution of science for female instinct.—DCWhen
Sundays 3pm , Tuesdays 7pm , Wednesdays 2pm, 8pm , Thursdays 8pm , Fridays 8pm , Saturdays 2pm, 8pm Through Jan 10 2010.
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