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A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer
A groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle. These diverse voices rise up in a collective roar to break open, expose, and examine the insidiousness of violence at all levels: brutality, neglect, a punch, even a put-down. These pieces on oppression in the world, particularly against women, are performed as a series of monologues. This is about the hard truth - about facing difficult subjects and coming out of it stronger and more determined to live your life and achieve your goals. The volume features authors such asThe volume features such authors and topics as: Edward Albee on S&M; Maya Angelou on women's work; Michael Cunningham on self-mutilation; Dave Eggers on a Sudanese abduction; Edwidge Danticat on a border crossing; Carol Gilligan on a daughter witnessing her mother being hit; Susan Miller on raising a son as a single mother; Sharon Olds on a bra; Patricia Bosworth on her own physically abusive relationship; Jane Fonda on reclaiming our Mojo; and many more.
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ALL PROCEEDS go towards our 2013 beneficiaries:
V-Day International
UBC Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC)
Supporting Women's Alternatives Network (SWAN)
Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS)
Directed by Jenna Newton
Producer/Coordinator: Kayi Wong
Producer/Coordinator: Lynda Jao
Assistant Director: Mikhaila Molloy
Stage Manager: Christine Klerian
Chelsea Campbell
Jenny Austin
Dan McPeake
Chloe Numbers
Caitlin Docking
Anna Miller
Lori Watt
John Dickinson
Kirsten Larsen
Scott Zechner
Kelly Gerlings
Giselle Miller
Jasmine Powell
Sharon Lin
Lauren La Prairie
Jill Aalhus
Oralia Gomez-Ramirez
Charity Principe
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LocationFrederic Wood Theatre (View)
6354 Crescent Rd,
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada
Categories
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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| Owner: UBC VDAY |
| On BPT Since: Jan 22, 2012 |
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