[NEohioPAL]Oberlin College Celebrates Valentine's Day with the Vagina Monologues

[Alice Iseminger]

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THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
AT OBERLIN COLLEGE'S HALL AUDITORIUM,
9PM, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Proceeds From THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Ticket Sales Will Be
Donated To The Lorain County Rape Crisis Shelter

OBERLIN, OH--Witty and irreverent, compassionate and wise, Eve Ensler's 
Obie Award-winning masterpiece gives voice to women's deepest fantasies and 
fears, guaranteeing that no one who reads it will ever look at a woman's 
body, or think of sex, in quite the same way again. Based on interviews 
with over 200 women about their memories and experiences of sexuality, THE 
VAGINA MONOLOGUES is a collection of stories: some uproariously funny, some 
deeply disturbing, several controversial, all poignant. "At first women 
were reluctant to talk," Ensler writes. "They were a little shy. But once 
they got going, you couldn't stop them."

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES is sponsored by the Oberlin College Theater and Dance 
Program (www.oberlin.edu/thedance). This production contains adult language 
and implied sexuality and is not appropriate for children under thirteen. 
Tickets for THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES are $4 in advance and $5 at the door and 
may be purchased at the Oberlin College Central Ticket Service (CTS) by 
calling 440-775-8169.  Proceeds from THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES ticket sales 
will be donated to the Lorain County Rape Crisis Shelter. CTS is open from 
Noon to 5pm, Monday - Friday, and Saturdays, Feb. 7 and 14.

This production of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES is part of a longer "Oberlin 
V-Week" (Feb. 14 - Feb. 21) dedicated to raising awareness about violence 
against women and raising money for local rape crisis organizations. For an 
update list of Oberlin V-Week activities go to www.oberlin.edu/events.

V-Day
V-Day originated out of Ms. Ensler's conversations with women who 
approached her after early performances of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, to tell 
her of their own experiences of violence. She began to use performances of 
the play to raise funds for organizations working to stop violence. Soon, 
she and the group of women who make up V-Day found that support for their 
efforts was far-reaching and expansive. What began as a simple possibility 
quickly transformed into a worldwide social and activist movement.

V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.  V-Day 
is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise 
money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. 
Through benefit performances of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, unique documentary 
film projects and innovative gatherings designed to change social attitudes 
toward violence, V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop 
worldwide violence against women and girls including rape, battery, incest, 
female genital mutilation (FGM), and sexual slavery.  In its first six 
years, the V-Day movement has raised over $20 million.  The 'V' in V-Day 
stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina.  For more information, please 
visit www.vday.org.

Eve Ensler
Ms. Ensler is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship Award in 
Playwriting, the Berrilla-Kerr Award for Playwriting, the Elliot Norton 
Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, and the Jury Award for Theater at 
the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, as well as the 2002 Amnesty International 
Media Spotlight Award for Leadership and The Matrix Award (2002). She is 
Chair of the Women's Committee of PEN American Center and is an Executive 
Producer of WHAT I WANT MY WORDS TO DO TO YOU, a documentary about the 
writing group she has led since 1998 at the Bedford Hills Correctional 
Facility for Women. The film had its world premiere at the 2003 Sundance 
Film Festival where it received the "Freedom Of Expression" award. In May 
2003, she received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from her alma 
mater, Middlebury College.

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
Oberlin College Performers and Production Staff
Melissa Threadgill, 04, director of Oberlin College's production of THE 
VAGINA MONOLOGUES, says, "Sexual assault and violence against women is a 
serious problem -- in Oberlin, in Ohio, in the United States, in the world. 
The V-Day movement and, in particular, the production of THE VAGINA 
MONOLOGUES, is a way of dealing with these problems through creation.  And, 
of course, seeing a production of this show is not only a deeply moving 
experience, but also an outrageously fun time. The aim, here, is on making 
positive changes through positive attitudes. Above all, these are not 
monologues about victims."

Other production staff include: Emma Nadeau, O6, Stage Manager; Carolyn 
Mraz, 05, Set Designer; Jessica Bedwinek, 05, Publicity; Caleb Baker, 06, 
Lighting; Tamar Daskin, 07, Costumes; Mary Larew, 04, and Dana Sadava, 07, 
Sound/Composition.



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<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><flushleft>THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES

AT OBERLIN COLLEGE'S HALL AUDITORIUM,

9PM, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Proceeds From THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Ticket Sales Will Be

Donated To The Lorain County Rape Crisis Shelter


OBERLIN, OH--Witty and irreverent, compassionate and wise, Eve Ensler's Obie Award-winning masterpiece gives voice to women's deepest fantasies and fears, guaranteeing that no one who reads it will ever look at a woman's body, or think of sex, in quite the same way again. Based on interviews with over 200 women about their memories and experiences of sexuality, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES is a collection of stories: some uproariously funny, some deeply disturbing, several controversial, all poignant. "At first women were reluctant to talk," Ensler writes. "They were a little shy. But once they got going, you couldn't stop them."


THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES is sponsored by the Oberlin College Theater and Dance Program (www.oberlin.edu/thedance). This production contains adult language and implied sexuality and is not appropriate for children under thirteen. Tickets for THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES are $4 in advance and $5 at the door and may be purchased at the Oberlin College Central Ticket Service (CTS) by calling 440-775-8169.  Proceeds from THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES ticket sales will be donated to the Lorain County Rape Crisis Shelter. CTS is open from Noon to 5pm, Monday - Friday, and Saturdays, Feb. 7 and 14.


This production of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES is part of a longer "Oberlin V-Week" (Feb. 14 - Feb. 21) dedicated to raising awareness about violence against women and raising money for local rape crisis organizations. For an update list of Oberlin V-Week activities go to www.oberlin.edu/events.


V-Day

V-Day originated out of Ms. Ensler's conversations with women who approached her after early performances of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, to tell her of their own experiences of violence. She began to use performances of the play to raise funds for organizations working to stop violence. Soon, she and the group of women who make up V-Day found that support for their efforts was far-reaching and expansive. What began as a simple possibility quickly transformed into a worldwide social and activist movement.



V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.  V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations.  Through benefit performances of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, unique documentary film projects and innovative gatherings designed to change social attitudes toward violence, V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sexual slavery.  In its first six years, the V-Day movement has raised over $20 million.  The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina.  For more information, please visit www.vday.org.


Eve Ensler

Ms. Ensler is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship Award in Playwriting, the Berrilla-Kerr Award for Playwriting, the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, and the Jury Award for Theater at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, as well as the 2002 Amnesty International Media Spotlight Award for Leadership and The Matrix Award (2002). She is Chair of the Women's Committee of PEN American Center and is an Executive Producer of WHAT I WANT MY WORDS TO DO TO YOU, a documentary about the writing group she has led since 1998 at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. The film had its world premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival where it received the "Freedom Of Expression" award. In May 2003, she received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from her alma mater, Middlebury College.


THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES

Oberlin College Performers and Production Staff

Melissa Threadgill, 04, director of Oberlin College's production of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, says, "Sexual assault and violence against women is a serious problem -- in Oberlin, in Ohio, in the United States, in the world. The V-Day movement and, in particular, the production of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, is a way of dealing with these problems through creation.  And, of course, seeing a production of this show is not only a deeply moving experience, but also an outrageously fun time. The aim, here, is on making positive changes through positive attitudes. Above all, these are not monologues about victims."


Other production staff include: Emma Nadeau, O6, Stage Manager; Carolyn Mraz, 05, Set Designer; Jessica Bedwinek, 05, Publicity; Caleb Baker, 06, Lighting; Tamar Daskin, 07, Costumes; Mary Larew, 04, and Dana Sadava, 07, Sound/Composition.




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