Theatre Productions

In the Next Room or the vibrator play is a comedy about marriage, intimacy, and electricity.

Set in the 1880s at the dawn of the age of electricity and based on the bizarre historical fact that doctors used vibrators to treat 'hysterical' women (and some men), the play centers on a doctor and his wife and how his new therapy affects their entire household.

In a seemingly perfect, well-to-do Victorian home, proper gentleman and scientist Dr. Givings has innocently invented an extraordinary new device for treating "hysteria" in women (and occasionally men): the vibrator. Adjacent to the doctor's laboratory, his young and energetic wife tries to tend to their newborn daughter—and wonders exactly what is going on in the next room. When a new "hysterical" patient and her husband bring a wet nurse and their own complicated relationship into the doctor's home, Dr. and Mrs. Givings must examine the nature of their own marriage, and what it truly means to love someone. https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/1994/in-the-next-room-or-the-vibrator-play

Tickets are FREE for students, faculty, and staff of Clark College who can provide ID.

General admissions: $12.00
Senior Citizens (60+): $10.00
Clark Students, Faculty and Staff: Free with ID

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Decker Theatre

All shows at 7:30 p.m. in the Decker Theatre

The Decker Theatre is located in the Frost Arts Center.

Please enter through the front entrance, go through the lobby and the theatre entrance is located in the southeast corner of the courtyard.

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To secure your preferred seats, purchase online today! Unsold tickets will be available for purchase at the Decker Theatre, 30 minutes prior to each performance.

Commitment to Diversity

Clark Theatre embraces its role as part of an educational institution that is strongly committed to diversity. Our script selections reflect our mission to educate students and to initiate dialog about important topics. As a result, they may include violence, strong language, or overt sexuality that some audience members may find provocative. If you have questions about our production, we encourage you to research the play in advance or to contact our box office staff.