'That Takes Ovaries!' set for two performances

Grand Valley’s Women’s Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with two performances of the play, “That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Women, Brazen Acts.”

Similar to “Vagina Monologues” performed in previous years, Grand Valley students in “That Takes Ovaries!” will use theater to tell real-life stories of women and girls who have performed courageous actions. The play is based on the book, That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts, and is about 64 women and their short stories of strength and audacity. Grand Valley’s production of the play will use short stories from the book and stories written by women from the West Michigan community.

“That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Women, Brazen Acts” performances
Thursday, February 9
7 p.m.
Grand River Room, Kirkhof Center, Allendale Campus
Tickets can be purchased at the 20/20 desk in the Kirkhof Center

Friday, February 10
7 p.m.
Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy SE, Grand Rapids
Tickets can be purchased at Wealthy Theatre, online at www.wealthytheatre.org/ovaries or by calling (616) 459-4788

Tickets are $15 for community members and $10 for students. The Women’s Center will use the production to raise funds for local and international women’s and girl’s rights efforts. In the past 10 years of “Vagina Monologues” performances, the Women’s Center raised more than $100,000 for organizations that support women and girls, including the Center for Women in Transition, YMCA and the international V-Day Movement.

For more information, contact the Women’s Center at (616) 331-2748 or email [email protected].

Learn more about the book and play at www.thattakesovaries.org.