Students walking toward the theater entrance to the Communications Building are bombarded with sentences written with chalk on the concrete — “We heart vaginas” and “Happy V-day.”
These messages are all in an effort to promote the annual “The Vagina Monologues” play, held by various students and community members. Its first showing will be at 7:30 p.m. today in the McLeod Theater.
Most of the money made from ticket sales will help benefit the Women’s Center and the rest will go to help women in the midst of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said Jenn Freitag, the coordinator of the play.
“It’s an event that I would say the primary purpose is to raise awareness about general violence issues against women and women’s sexuality,” Freitag said.
The play, written by Eve Ensler, is a series of monologues by women that addresses rape, sexual violence, gender issues and other, sometimes comical, experiences by women.
Freitag said the play raised more than $3,000 last year to benefit the same two causes it will benefit this year.
Megan Jones, coordinator for Sexual Assault Programs at the center, said the center is grateful to receive so much aid from the play.
“From the Women’s Center perspective, we think this is a wonderful event,” Jones said. “It raises the issues of violence against women and we are very pleased to be the beneficiary of the local fundraising effort.”
The second and last showing of the play will be 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the McLeod Theater. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For more information, call the V-line at 618-529-5149.
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