Woolly Mammoth Theatre Extends IN THE NEXT ROOM Through 9/26

Due to extraordinary audience demand, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company extends its run of In the Next Room or the vibrator play by one week. The show is now scheduled to close on Sunday, September 26. Written by Sarah Ruhl, directed by DC-favorite Aaron Posner, In the Next Room or the vibrator play runs August 23 - September 26; Wednesdays - Saturdays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm.

At the dawn of the electrical age, a new medical device is developed to pacify "hysterical" women, but it produces a shockingly different result. Sarah Ruhl, creator of The Clean House and Dead Man's Cell Phone, returns to Woolly with a richly textured comedy about marriage, motherhood, and the charged energy between our bodies.

Sarah Ruhl first came to Woolly in 2004 with a production of her award-winning play The Clean House (Susan Smith Blackburn Award, 2004; Pulitzer Prize-finalist, 2005). Since then, The Clean House has been produced more than a dozen times at theatres across the country and around the world. Ruhl returned to Woolly in the 2006/07 Season with Dead Man's Cell Phone. This world-premiere production won the 2008 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play, and also went on to be produced around the country and internationally. Today, Ruhl is one of the most produced playwrights in America.

In the Next Room or the vibrator play features Woolly Company Members Jessica Frances Dukes (Full Circle, Eclipsed, Antebellum), Kimberly Gilbert (Fever/Dream, Measure for Pleasure, Clybourne Park) and Sarah Marshall (The Clean House, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Maria/Stuart). The production also features Cody Nickell (Clybourne Park), Eric Hissom and James Konicek in their Woolly debuts, and Katie deBuys in her DC theatre debut.

In the Next Room or the vibrator play features set design by Daniel Conway, costumes by Helen Q. Huang, lighting design by Woolly Associate Artist and Princes Grace Theater Fellow Colin K. Bills, and sound design by James Sugg.

EVENTS SCHEDULE:

Secret Desires
August 23 - September 26
Surreptitiously share your innermost longings and track the desires of others through the entire run of In the Next Room of the vibrator play. Secret Desires is an interactive experience both online and in the lobby through which audiences can anonymously reveal and review their inner longings. You can follow the project in person, or online by visiting Woolly's website or Facebook Page. Each day, a Secret Desire will be shared on Twitter.

Antique Vibrator Display
August 23 - September 26
A number of vibrators from the 19th and early 20th century are on loan from New York City's Museum of Sex and will be displayed in the Woolly lobby throughout the run...a stimulating pre-show lobby experience!

Audience Salon: Technology, Relationships, and Sexuality
Wednesday, September 1st at 6:30pm
Come dish with sex and gender blogger Amanda Hess (formerly known as "The Sexist" at the Washington City Paper) and her guests, including Zack Rosen of The New Gay. The free and open event features gelato and sorbets by Pitango Gelato. The event will begin at 6:30pm; discussion begins at 7pm.

Audience Salon: The Art and Science of Light
Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30pm
Get enlightened! Join Colin K. Bills (Woolly's Artistic Associate, and lighting designer of In the Next Room or the vibrator play) and his guest Dr. Robert Friedel (technological historian from University of Maryland, College Park) to learn about the very special role the light bulb plays in this production. The free and open event features gelato and sorbets by Pitango Gelato. The event will begin at 6:30pm; discussion begins at 7pm.

Girls' Night Out
Thursday, September 2nd
Ladies, get your buzz on! Enjoy Happy Hour at the theatre before and after the show, test out a wild array of Passion Parties, Inc. products, and mingle with artists involved in the performance. You might even go home with a new toy, provided by sponsors Lotus Blooms, Pleasure Place, and Secret Pleasures Boutique.

Post-Show Discussions
Hosted by Woolly artists and members of the DC community, Woolly's Post-Show Discussions are intimate investigations around the play, production, and its ideas.

Wednesday, September 1st following the 8pm performance
Featuring Chad Heap, Chair and Associate Professor, George Washington University American Studies Department.

Sunday, September 5th following the 3pm performance
Features members of the cast of In the Next Room or the vibrator play.

Thursday, September 9th following the 8pm performance
Features scenic designer Daniel Conway.

Sunday, September 12th following the 3pm performance
Features noted women's health attorney Sybil Shainwald.

Saturday, September 18th following the 3pm performance
Features Rachel Maines, author or The Technology of the org*sm.

Saturday, September 18th following the 8pm performance
Features Rachel Maines, author or The Technology of the org*sm.

Sunday, September 19th following the 3pm performance
Features Rachel Maines, author or The Technology of the org*sm.

ONLINE ENGAGEMENT:

The Woolly Blog
The Woolly Blog is updated on Tuesdays and Fridays, and explores Woolly's play production process. Check in on Tuesdays to learn more about the artistic process behind our shows, and on Fridays to learn how we are connecting with our audiences. Recent posts have included a look at the parallels between love in the electric age and love in the digital age, a post entitled On Intimacy written by director Aaron Posner, and posts from Woolly Artistic Director Howard Shalwitz about why he chose In the Next Room of the Vibrator Play for Woolly's 31st Season. The Woolly Blog can be found at woollymammothblog.com.

Radio Woolly
Radio Woolly is Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's very own radio station. Tune in to hear interviews with Woolly staff members, playwrights, artists, and community members. A new episode airs every Wednesday. Listeners can subscribe to Radio Woolly on iTunes.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
In the Next Room or the vibrator play runs August 23 - September 26; Wednesdays - Saturdays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm. There is no 3pm performance on August 28.

TICKETS
Tickets for In the Next Room or the vibrator play start at $15, and can be purchased through the Woolly Mammoth Box Office at 202-393-3939, online at www.woollymammoth.net, or in person at the Box Office located at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D). For directions and parking information, please visit www.woollymammoth.net.

ABOUT WOOLLY
Now in its 31st season, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues to hold its place at the leading edge of American theatre. Acknowledged as "the hottest theatre company in town" (The Washington Post), "known for its productions of innovative new plays" (The New York Times), Woolly Mammoth is a national leader in the development of new plays, and one of the best known and most influential mid-sized theatres in America.

Woolly Mammoth is a selected participant in EmcArts' Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts, a program generously funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

www.woollymammoth.net

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