The Vibrator Play at Woolly Mammoth

Aaron Posner directs Sarah Ruhl's 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony-nominated In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play, kicking off Woolly Mammoth's 31st season. The play centers on a new medical device developed to pacify "hysterical" women, though has a shockingly different result. The cast includes the always-extraordinary Sarah Marshall, James Konicek, Kimberly Gilbert, Jessica Frances Dukes and Katie deBuys. Sets by Daniel Conway, costumes by Helen Huang. Now through Sept. 19. Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW. Tickets range from $30 to $65. Call 202-393-3939 or visit woollymammoth.net.