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"The Vagina Monologues"

I have performed "The Vagina Monologues" twice already and would do it another 10 times! Eve Ensler, the writer, has no limits and her feminist outlook makes this a brilliant and bonding all-woman show. It consists of many different monologues each pertaining to the woman such as birth, sex, female genitals, rape, and many other topics. It is an evening of all emotions...The first time I did the monologues was in 2005 under the direction of Nicole Monet Smyer, the second time was under the direction of Marylou Gombar a year later. Both times I was asked to perform "The Vagina Workshop." This particular monologue is about a British woman who is uptight and has been nervous and on edge for some time. She attends a workshop so that she can "find herself," so to speak. Both performances differed greatly and were so hilariously fun to do.