Monmouth College to present award-winning play Feb. 11-13
Release Date: February 4, 2005
MONMOUTH, Ill. — As part of the V‑Day 2005 College Campaign,
Monmouth College will present a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s
award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues,” on Feb. 11-12 at 7:30
p.m. and Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. in the Wells Theater.
Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at the door or reserved by
calling 309-457-2374.
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Tiela Halpin, a freshman from
Lansing, Ill., rehearses her scene from Monmouth College's
upcoming production of "The Vagina Monologues." Performances
are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at
the college's Wells Theater. The event is being sponsored by
MC's Department of Women's Studies, the Coalition for Women's
Awareness and Crimson Masque. For more information, call
309-457-2374. |
Sponsored by the Department of Women’s Studies, the Coalition for
Women’s Awareness and Crimson Masque, the production will benefit
the Community Action Agency Victim Services Sexual Assault Program
of the Western Illinois Regional Council in Macomb and The V-Day
2005 Spotlight: Women in Iraq.
Hailed by The New York Times as “funny” and “poignant” and by the
New York Daily News as “intelligent” and “courageous,” “The Vagina
Monologues,” which was first performed off-Broadway by Ensler,
explores the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and
excitement buried in women’s experiences. A similar production of
“The Vagina Monologues” was staged at the college in 2003.
The 2005 production, directed by senior theater major Emily
Mitsdarffer of Blue Island, will feature a cast of 27 “Vagina
Warriors,” most of whom are students.
Ensler coined the phrase “Vagina Warriors” in 2004 to describe the
devoted army of women and men she has encountered who are working
for the common cause of ending violence against women and girls
worldwide. According to sponsors of the production at Monmouth
College, the school will honor a number of local “Vagina Warriors”
and highlight the work they are doing in the community.
Last year as many as 1,100 communities worldwide hosted V-Day
benefits, raising funds and awareness toward ending violence against
women. These events collected more than $4 million through
performances of “The Vagina Monologues.”
By increasing awareness, raisins money and revitalizing the spirit
of existing anti-violence organizations, V-Day generates broader
attention to the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and
girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM)
and sexual slavery.
To learn more about V‑Day at Monmouth College, call 309-457-2109 or
email lbondi@monm.edu.
Released
by the Office of College Communications
Barry McNamara, Associate Director of College Communications
Phone: 309-457-2117
Fax: 309-457-2330
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