In the face of resistance and the need for more open conversation, and at the intersection of art and activism, for the 20th anniversary of V-Day, a small group of passionate and dedicated actors from the Terry Knickerbocker Studio will give voice to selected works from A Message, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer: Writings to Stop Violence Against Women And Girls.
(Trigger Warning: detailed discussion of physical, sexual and verbal violence against women)
After the performance, there will be an optional talk-back session for anyone who is interested in discussing the themes that are brought up in these works, as well as the current climate surrounding these issues, and what each one of us can do to find empathy and understanding for our fellow human, so we can put an end to violence against women and girls.
In Eve Ensler's words from the introduction to MMRP, (writer of The Vagina Monologues, co-founder of V-Day, and contributing writer and co-editor of MMRP):
"Speaking about violence against women because of your mother, your sister, your aunt, your daughter, your girlfriend, your best friend, your wife. Speaking about violence against women because the story of women is the story of life itself. In speaking about it, you cannot avoid speaking about racism and domination, poverty and patriarchy, empire building, war, sexuality, desire, imagination. The mechanism of violence is what destroys women, controls women, diminishes women, and keeps them in their so-called place. Speaking about violence, telling the stories, because in the telling, we legitimize women's experience. We reveal what is happening in the dark, in the basement, out of sight. In the telling, women take their power back. Their voice. Their remembering. Their future."
Cast:
Rebecca Laurel Anderson
Kezia Bernard-Nau
Tyler Bujnowski
Kaylee Frasier
Darren Lipari
Ronald Lopez
Adriane Moreno
Arelys Rosado-Gonzalez
Lucia Sawh
Produced and directed by Rebecca Laurel Anderson
Presented by Terry Knickerbocker Studio
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