Sarah Saltwick's comedy-drama is about two women researchers testing a pill that dramatically increases the female libido
In Sarah Saltwick’s new comedy-drama “The Pleasure Trials,” the women taking part in the clinical trial for a highly promising drug that aims to increase their libido never know if the pills they’re consuming are the real deal or just a placebo.
Initially, the play appears to be a frothy comedy, with its jaunty pacing, an orgasmic sex drug trip, clever musical accompaniment by onstage cellist Sharon Taylor and scenic designer Yi-Chien Lee’s bright pink set lined with dozens of apothecary bottles filled with pill capsules and glowing lights. The play is set in the research office of Dr. Rachel Milan, who is seeking sponsors and patients for a clinical trial that will recruit 200 heterosexual women suffering from what Rachel’s hyperactive research assistant Callie Young has classified as FDDD: Female Desire Deficit Disorder.
Brianna hopes in vain the pill will reduce the pain she feels during sex. Cathy feels like a failure due to her absence of desire. Patty finds the pill is working but she desires a man other than her boyfriend, and Zora is terrified of a sexless existence once the pills run out. Then there’s Jen, a mysterious bisexual patient who returns several times, but only when Rachel is alone.
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