Spring Break
'Monologues' raise money, good response
By: Amanda Grosgebauer
Issue date: 2/4/08 Section: News
While waiting for the final report from the box office, twin directors Carissa and Vanessa Delgado said the Vagina Monologue show raised at least $4,500, which will be donated to the Rape Crisis Center of the Brazos Valley.
After interviewing hundreds of women in 1996, Eve Ensler, creator of "Vagina Monologues," saw the need to share the collection of women's stories with the world. The monologues were written to encourage the audience to acknowledge the issues of sexual violence against women and promote advocacy for ending the violence.
Through the years, the show has been performed around the world, from Broadway with celebrity casts to on-campus productions, followed by a history of criticism and praise.
The same can be said for the TAMU V-Day organization's performance of the "Vagina Monologues." In its early years, the show faced many critics who said that it was inappropriate for a college audience, but this past weekend's performance had sold-out crowds and praise, said Vanessa and Carissa.
"There was definitely an overwhelming positive reaction to the show," said junior psychology major Vanessa. "We even had people who had come on Friday come back for a second showing on Saturday."
Even the men in the audience walked out of the performance with smiles on their faces, finding it thought provoking and witty, she said.
Each year, the directors of the show for V-Day choose which pieces they would like to include from the collection, in order to create a new face for the monologues. Carissa and Vanessa chose to add the monologue, "They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy…Or So They Tried," for the 2008 production. The monologue brings to light the issue of violence against transgendered individuals through the combined dialogue of five people who have undergone male-to-female transformations.
"The show deals with a lot of issues that society overlooks and ignores," said Michael Koening, a junior English major and emcee of the performance. "Facing these problems is essential to stopping them, and the show forces people to address them. Hopefully, the show can be the instrument for change."
After interviewing hundreds of women in 1996, Eve Ensler, creator of "Vagina Monologues," saw the need to share the collection of women's stories with the world. The monologues were written to encourage the audience to acknowledge the issues of sexual violence against women and promote advocacy for ending the violence.
Through the years, the show has been performed around the world, from Broadway with celebrity casts to on-campus productions, followed by a history of criticism and praise.
The same can be said for the TAMU V-Day organization's performance of the "Vagina Monologues." In its early years, the show faced many critics who said that it was inappropriate for a college audience, but this past weekend's performance had sold-out crowds and praise, said Vanessa and Carissa.
"There was definitely an overwhelming positive reaction to the show," said junior psychology major Vanessa. "We even had people who had come on Friday come back for a second showing on Saturday."
Even the men in the audience walked out of the performance with smiles on their faces, finding it thought provoking and witty, she said.
Each year, the directors of the show for V-Day choose which pieces they would like to include from the collection, in order to create a new face for the monologues. Carissa and Vanessa chose to add the monologue, "They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy…Or So They Tried," for the 2008 production. The monologue brings to light the issue of violence against transgendered individuals through the combined dialogue of five people who have undergone male-to-female transformations.
"The show deals with a lot of issues that society overlooks and ignores," said Michael Koening, a junior English major and emcee of the performance. "Facing these problems is essential to stopping them, and the show forces people to address them. Hopefully, the show can be the instrument for change."
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