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Posted by Alan Waclawski at 9:28 pm in Announcements | No Comments

V-Day Wilkes-Barre 2008 is proud to announce the cast of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer being performed March 1, 2008 at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. V-Day Wilkes-Barre is in their fourth consecutive year of raising awareness and funds to support the Domestic Violence Service Center and the Victims Resource Center, local organizations committed to ending violence against women and girls.

A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer is a new show featuring, for the first time, a combined cast of women and men celebrating the 10th anniversary of V-Day. Tickets have sold out quickly for this event in the past. Make your reservations early by calling (570) 479-6746.

V-Day 2008 Spotlight

V-Day’s 2008 Spotlight Campaign focuses on the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf South. These women - Katrina Warriors - have come to symbolize the universal plight of women in conflict zones– high levels of violence; economic hardship; racism; and public structures that failed to protect them. Katrina Warriors also highlight the dire need for resources to this still devastated community.

As Eve Ensler writes in her latest book Insecure At Last: Losing It In Our Security Obsessed World “What undid the people of New Orleans was, and remains, the lack of response, the feeling of being forgotten, the lack of a plan, the waiting, the humiliations that occurred on the backs of humiliations. The lack of respect.”

Event/Audition Info

Auditions for A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer

When: Monday, January 28, 2008 and Tuesday January 29, 2008/7:00 PM - 9:00PM

Where: Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 N. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre

Who: 7 women and 4 men, ages 16+

“A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer” Performance Essays Announced

Posted by Christine E. at 8:12 pm in Announcements | No Comments

In 2006, over 50 authors, playwrights, and celebrities contributed writings to the 2-week long New York festival, “Until the Violence Stops”. From that amazing and ground-breaking event, A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer (MMRP) was born. All of the proceeds from the book, published in 2007 and edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle, benefit the V-Day movement.

Director Christine E. Rock is proud to announce the following 10 essays from the book will be performed for V-Day Wilkes-Barre 2008’s production of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer, to be held on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at 8:00pm, at Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 N. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. Tickets are $25.00, with proceeds benefiting Domestic Violence Service Center and Victims Resource Center, local organizations working to stop violence.

They are as follows:

Auditions Announced

Posted by Alan Waclawski at 5:18 am in Announcements | No Comments

V-Day Wilkes-Barre 2008 is pleased to announce audition dates for its upcoming benefit production of “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer” to be presented March 1, 2008. A groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer” was edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle and was commissioned by V-Day for the first V-Day: UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS festival which took place in June 2006 in New York City.

This year, for the first time, men and women will have the opportunity to take the stage together as “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer” includes monologues intended to be presented by men as well as those intended to be performed by women. Therefore, V-Day Wilkes-Barre is looking for men and women who can express the written stories of hurt, anger, happiness, humor and sorrow. Auditions will be held on Monday, January 28th and Tuesday, January 29th 2008 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. Casting requirements are for 7 women and 4 men, aged 16 years and older; previous acting experience is not required.

V-Day Announces Its 10th Anniversary

Posted by Alan Waclawski at 5:48 am in Announcements | No Comments

In November 2007, V-Day proudly announced plans for their 10th Anniversary celebration and to focus their Annual Spotlight on the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf South.

November 19, 2007 - V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2008 with women and men from the U.S. and throughout the world.

Founded by playwright Eve Ensler on February 14, 1998 at the first benefit of her award winning play The Vagina Monologues, the global non profit has raised over $50 million for local anti violence groups with events taking place in over 120 countries to date and thousands more planned during the upcoming anniversary year.

To celebrate the last ten years of ending violence against women and girls and welcome the next ten years, thousands of V-Day activists will stage their annual benefits beginning in January. V-Day’s 2008 season will culminate with V-Day’s mega two-day anniversary celebration in New Orleans Friday - Saturday, April 11-12 at the New Orleans Arena and Louisiana Superdome - V TO THE TENTH. V-Day’s anniversary events are made possible by the generous support of the NoVo Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. TBWA/Chiat/Day Los Angeles is creating a branding and messaging campaign pro bono for the anniversary.

(To read the rest of this Announcement and find out more about the V TO THE TENTH event, click here)