Treat yourself to an explosive release of physical comedy, music, and candid confession by entering The Fainting Room. This raucous show explores the ideas behind the historical phenomenon “female hysteria,” highlighting the absurdity of past treatments, celebrating self love and vibrators and rejecting the idea that it is better to be unhappy with someone or something that doesn’t fit than to be alone.

Inspired by true historic events, the show addresses the effects generated by the mental/physical diagnosis of hysteria, a medical condition that existed as early as 4th century B.C. until the early 1950’s. While chronicling some of the anatomical misunderstandings of the age, it also follows the hilarious and heartfelt journey of a modern woman who has just run away from the altar and as she is seeking treatment for herself, unintentionally finds herself in an 1890’s treatment room.