Grand Valley's Women's Center will produce its ninth annual "Vagina Monologues" during the V-Day College Campaign February 12-14. Performances are set for Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m., at Allendale High School; and Sunday, 2 p.m., at Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St. Grand Rapids.
Each year, the "Vagina Monologues" are performed
around Valentine's Day on campuses around the country. Eve Ensler's
acclaimed play is a collection of powerful, engaging and, at times,
provocative monologues about women who speak frankly about their
bodies, childbirth, sex, rape and love. More than 90 faculty and staff
members, and students are involved in this year's production.
Tickets are $10 for students, $25 for non-students and $25 at
the door. They are available in advance at the Kirkhof Center 20/20
Desk, Wealthy Street Theatre box office and Star Tickets Plus. For
more information, call the Women's Center at (616) 331-2748. Proceeds
from ticket sales will benefit area women's programs that work to end
violence against women. Since, 2002, GVSU productions of "Vagina
Monologues," have raised nearly $110,000 for area organizations
and programs.
Each year, national V-Day organizers designate a spotlight campaign
as a recipient of proceeds from "Vagina Monologues"
productions worldwide. The 2010 spotlight will focus on women and
girls of the Democratic Republic of Congo. UNICEF reports that since
1996, hundreds of thousands of women and girls in the DRC have been
raped or sexually assaulted as a result of civil conflict in that
country.
