Harries to perform in Luther's production of 'In the Next Room'

2014 Nov 7

Miriam Harries, Luther College junior of Bloomington, Minnesota, will perform as Annie in Luther College's Visual and Performing Art department presentation of "In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)" by Sarah Ruhl.

Performances, held in Luther's Jewel Theatre, are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13; 9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20; 9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21; and 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22.

Due to adult themes and content, only mature audiences are encouraged to attend.

"In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)" is the highly acclaimed 2009 play, set at the dawn of electricity and in a historical moment when physicians believed that hysteria in women (and occasionally in men) had reached epidemic proportions. The play centers on the family and the practice of Dr. Givings, a gynecological specialist hoping to find a modern solution to this supposed age old disease. This is a comedy about discovery, curiosity, love and the quest to know oneself.

Harries, the daughter of Tom Harries and Diannah Robertson of Bloomington, is majoring in computer science and mathematics/statistics at Luther. She is a 2012 graduate of Jefferson High School.

Tickets for the performances are $12 for adults and can be purchased at Luther's ticket website, www.tickets.luther.edu, by calling the Ticket Office at (563) 387-1357, or by visiting the Luther Ticket Office, open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9-10:30 a.m. and 11a.m.-3 p.m.; and Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with extended hours on Thursdays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m

"In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)" is directed by Robert Vrtis, Luther assistant professor of theatre.

Vrtis earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Longwood University and a master's and doctoral degree in theatre from the University of Oregon. At Luther, Vrtis teaches classes in several areas of theatre including acting, directing, improvisation and clowning.