SCR Presents IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY, 9/26-10/17

PRESS RELEASE:

Sarah Ruhl's IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY will heat up South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage Sept. 26 through Oct. 17.
 
The Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award nominee is set in the Victorian era, just before its corseted women shed their inhibitions. Dr. Givings (Andrew Borba) is having tremendous success with a new electric invention designed to alleviate the symptoms of "female hysteria." But the noises in the adjoining room spark the curiosity of his wife, Catherine (Kathleen Early), a lonely new mother eager for intimacy. Her investigation into the doctor's work leads to friendships with a couple of patients, the high-strung Sabrina Daldry (Rebecca Mozo) and the artist Leo Irving (Ron Menzel), and ultimately to a new relationship with her husband.
 
Casey Stangl (Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business) directs the cast, which also includes Tom Shelton as Mr. Daldry, Libby West as Dr. Givings' assistant Annie, and Tracey A. Leigh as Elizabeth, a wet nurse.
 
The New York Times critic Charles Isherwood calls the play "insightful, fresh and funny… a sex comedy designed not for sniggering teenage boys—or grown men who wish they were still sniggering teenage boys—but for adults with open hearts and minds."
 
IN THE NEXT ROOM's creative team includes John Arnone (set design), David Kay Mickelsen (costume design), Daniel Ionazzi (lighting design), Jim Ragland (original music) and Kathryn Davies (stage manager). Jean and Tim Weiss are the Honorary Producers.

Photo: The cast for IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY
(from left to right), Rebecca Mozo, Tom Shelton, Kathleen Early,
Tracey A. Leigh, Ron Menzel, Libby West and Andrew Borba.

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TICKETS: Can be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or by visiting the box office at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Performances begin Sept. 26 and continue through Oct. 17. Ticket prices range from $20 to $66. Low-priced preview performances are available Sept. 26 – 30. Opening night is Friday, Oct. 1, and press night is Saturday, Oct. 2, at 7:45 p.m.
 
TIMES: Previews are Sunday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m., and Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 28 –30, at 7:45 p.m. Regular performances are Tuesday through Sunday evenings at 7:45 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Discounts are available for full-time students, patrons 25 years of age and under, educators, seniors and groups of 10 or more. There will be an ASL-interpreted performance on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m.
 
POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS: Tuesday, Oct. 5, and Wednesday, Oct. 6
Discuss the play with members of the IN THE NEXT ROOM cast during free post-show discussions led by South Coast Repertory's literary team.
 
INSIDE THE SEASON: Saturday, Oct. 9, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. $12
Inside the Season is a series of interactive seminars that provide a comprehensive inside look at the theatrical production process. Each two-hour session features a set tour and a question-and-answer period with creative personnel working on the production. Inside the Season is offered on select Saturday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or at the Box Office. (Tickets to IN THE NEXT ROOM are sold separately.)
 
LOCATION: South Coast Repertory is located at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa, at the Bristol Street/Avenue of the Arts exit off the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Folino Theater Center, part of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Parking is available off Anton Blvd. on Park Center Drive.

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