The Vagina Monologues
When
Approximate running time: 1 hour
Venue
Event Notes
The Susan B. Anthony Project and LOVE|ART|PLAY present
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
in the Warner’s Studio Theatre February 15, 2020
The Susan B. Anthony Project, in conjunction with LOVE|ART|PLAY, will present Eve Ensler’s THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES on Saturday, February 15 at 7:00 pm in the Warner’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre as a special fundraiser.
An Obie Award-winning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a vagina workshop participant, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian survivor of rape, and a feminist happy to have found a man who “liked to look at it.”
“Ensler breaks taboos by talking, talking and talking some more - stripping fear and shame from what she celebrates here. It makes for quite a party. Funny, outrageous, emotionally affecting, and occasionally angry… The Vagina Monologues confront words to demystify and disarm them. In so doing, Ensler disarms the audience too.”
“Spellbinding, funny, and almost unbearably moving… Written with a bluntness that is nevertheless intensely lyrical, it is both a work of art and an incisive piece of cultural history, a poem and a polemic, a performance and a balm and a benediction.”
Susan B. Anthony Project works to promote the autonomy of women and the safety of all victims of domestic abuse/sexual assault in northwest Connecticut as well as to promote community action toward ending domestic violence and sexual abuse. Their clients are women, men, and children who are representative of diverse multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. The agency provides confidential and free services including a 24-hour crisis line, 1:1 peer counseling, emergency shelter, support groups and advocacy for victims. Transitional housing offers extended services to previously sheltered families creating a place to live without abuse while helping to achieve autonomy and work toward long-term goals. Community Education programs are offered to school students in grades K-12 and beyond and to children in summer camp. Through presentations in schools, to civic groups, healthcare, police and other professionals, the agency seeks to build understanding of the scope of abuse and its impact/costs to individual women, children and society. www.sbaproject.org, 24-hour Crisis Line: 860-482-7133
LoveArtPlay is a non-profit arts organization that promotes original arts projects with professionals and non-professionals of all disciplines, encouraging them to step out of their safety zones to work on collaborative projects. LoveArtPlay hopes to nurture and develop nascent talents that exist in our communities and provide opportunities for blossoming talents through workshops, lectures and demonstrations. Many of the LoveArtPlay performances have raised funds for charities that benefit deserving men, women, and children of all ages. Bringing the experience of the arts into our daily lives is the primary mission for LoveArtPlay, believing that the arts enrich, enlighten, inspire, and educate us all towards developing a more positive humanity. The LoveArtPlay wish list includes a theater space for artists to gather while working on projects without monetary or time constraints, establishing a youth theater of divergent talent and providing a place for the community to see artists work and develop while itself participating in many of their planned projects. LoveArtPlay encourages participation by interested performing and visual artists as well as volunteers in any of its future programs. Contact: Arlene Begelman c/o LoveArtPlay @ gmail.com www.love-art-play.com