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. GIVINGS | Paul Niebanck |
CATHERINE GIVINGS | Hannah Cabell |
SABRINA DALDRY | Maria Dizzia |
MR. DALDRY | John Leonard Thompson |
ANNIE | Stacy Ross |
ELIZABETH | Melle Powers |
LEO IRVING | Joaquín 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. GIVINGS | Michael Cerveris |
CATHERINE GIVINGS | Laura Benanti |
SABRINA DALDRY | Maria Dizzia |
MR. DALDRY | Thomas Jay Ryan |
ANNIE | Wendy Rich Stetson |
ELIZABETH | Quincy Tyler Bernstine |
LEO IRVING | Chandler Williams |