The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Female voices share ‘The Vagina Monologues’
Fundraiser benefits Susan B. Anthony Project
The Susan B. Anthony Project, in conjunction with LOVE|ART|PLAY, will present Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” at 7 p.m. Feb. 15, in the Warner’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre as a special fundraiser. The production is directed by Arlene Begelman and features Leland Williams, Beth Harvison and Janelle Robinson.
An Obie Award-winning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, “The Vagina Monologues” introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-yearold 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.” – Associated Press
“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.” – Variety
To purchase tickets, call the Warner Box Office at 860489-7180 or visit warnertheatre.org.
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. Learn more at www.sbaproject.org, 24-hour Crisis Line: 860-482-7133.
LOVE|ART|PLAY is a nonprofit arts organization whose purpose it is to raise funds through art programs, workshops, and performances, in order to support and provide for women, children and men of all ages in need of health, safety, educational and creative services and opportunities. LOVE|ART|PLAY fosters original artistic projects with professionals of all disciplines and encourages artists to step out of their safety zones and to work collaboratively whenever possible. LOVE|ART|PLAY wishes to encourage and nurture native talents within communities and instill the experience of the arts into daily life, and believes that the arts enlighten, enrich and inspire a more positive humanity. www.love-artplay.com