PRODUCTION HISTORY
In the Next Room or the vibrator play was commissioned by and received its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Tony Taccone, Artistic Director; Susan Medak, Managing Director) in Berkeley, CA, in February 2009. It was directed by Les Waters; scenic design was by Annie Smart, costume design was by David Zinn, lighting design was by Russell H. Champa, sound design was by Bray Poor; the composer was Jonathan Bell, the dramaturg was Madeleine Oldham and the production stage manager was Michael Suenkel. The cast was as follows:
DR. GIVINGSPaul Niebanck
CATHERINE GIVINGSHannah Cabell
SABRINA DALDRYMaria Dizzia
MR. DALDRYJohn Leonard Thompson
ANNIEStacy Ross
ELIZABETHMelle Powers
LEO IRVINGJoaquín Torres
 
 
In the Next Room or the vibrator play opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in a production by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop, Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) on November 19, 2009. It was directed by Les Waters; scenic design was by Annie Smart, costume design was by David Zinn, lighting design was by Russell H. Champa, sound design was by Bray Poor; the composer was Jonathan Bell and the production stage manager was Roy Harris. The cast was as follows:
DR. GIVINGSMichael Cerveris
CATHERINE GIVINGSLaura Benanti
SABRINA DALDRYMaria Dizzia
MR. DALDRYThomas Jay Ryan
ANNIEWendy Rich Stetson
ELIZABETHQuincy Tyler Bernstine
LEO IRVINGChandler Williams