With grace and humor, "The Vagina Monologues" celebrate women's sexuality and strength with the second Sonoma State University production of V-Day Founder/playwright Eve Ensler's award-winning play.
"The Vagina Monologues" is based on Ensler's interview with more than 200 women, and gives voice to experiences and feelings not previously exposed in public. Though this play and the liberation of this one word, countless women throughout the world have taken control of their bodies and their lives.
SSU's V-Day benefit production of "The Vagina Monologues" will be held at 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14 in The Cooperage on behalf of the V-Day 2009 Campaign. The production will be presented a third time at 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 15.
Tickets for the event are $5 for SSU students, $10 for faculty and staff and $15 for general admission. For tickets, call or visit the Sonoma State Student Union, (707) 664-2382. This benefit production is sponsored by the Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Division of Administration & Finance, the Queer-Straight Alliance and the Sonoma Student Union.
Last year, performances of the "The Vagina Monologues" raised global awareness and more than $6 million in more than 1150 communities. SSU has joined this global movement as part of the V-Day 2009 College Campaign dedicated to preventing violence against women.
The V-Day movement promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and empower women to find their collective voices to demand an end to the violence that affects one in three women in the US and around the world.
Over the last ten years, highly successful V-Day benefits have raised millions of dollars for local charities that support awareness and prevention. Proceeds from the SSU production of "The Vagina Monologues" will benefit violence prevention programs on campus and in the community.
For more information on this event, visit http://sonoma.edu/ccgs or call (707) 664-2845.
