The Vagina Monologues

[wrestlingguy]

So, I went with my wife to see it at the college she works at. For anyone who hasn't seen it, here's a quick synopsis from Wikipedia:

The Vagina Monologues is an Obie Award-winning episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the off-Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at HERE Arts Center in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production; when she left the play it was recast with three celebrity monologists. The production has been staged internationally, and a television version featuring Ensler was produced by cable TV channel HBO. In 1998, Ensler launched V-Day, a global non profit that has raised over $50 million for women's anti-violence groups through benefits of The Vagina Monologues.

The Vagina Monologues is made up of a varying number of monologues read by a varying number of women (initially, Eve Ensler performed every monologue herself, with subsequent performances featuring three actresses, and more recent versions featuring a different actress for every role). Every monologue somehow relates to the vagina, be it through sex, love, rape, menstruation, mutilation, masturbation, birth, orgasm, the variety of names for the vagina, or simply as a physical aspect of the body. A recurring theme throughout the piece is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment, and the ultimate embodiment of individuality.

As a man, I was absolutely touched by the stories & revelations I witnessed today. I found a new place in my heart for what some women have gone through. It's funny, I was in a relationship a while ago with someone who was repeatedly raped, and while my empathy took me to action (I literally forced her to go to therapy, knowing it would likely destroy our relationship), I never fully understood what caused her pain until today.

Who else here has seen this? I'd be interested in your thoughts.

 

[MsGreenLantern]