A one-time-only encore performance of “The Vagina Monologues” will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, April 30 by College of Lake County students and staff at McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. This is a collaborative effort by both colleges.
“‘The Vagina Monologues’ is about liberating women from abusive language and behavior, and from the silence in naming their own bodies,” said Teresa Aguinaldo, English instructor and director of College of Lake County's Women’s Center. “Through their brave performances in this college production, students are activists in a too-long campaign to end violence against women.”
The award-winning play is based on playwright Eve Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 women. The performance will be held in the MCC Conference Center and will last 90 minutes. The performance will be followed by a 30-minute panel discussion with the actors and one of the directors.
Admission is free, but there is a $5 suggested donation to benefit Turning Point, a domestic violence agency that confronts violence against women and children in McHenry County.
For more information, call Stephanie Santos Gray in the CLC Social Sciences division at (847) 543-2810 or Talia Koronkiewicz, MCC coordinator of Student Life and Campus Activities at (815) 455-8772.
The performance is being sponsored by CLC’s Women’s Center, Pride Alliance and Gender and Sexuality Studies Department and MCC’s Equality Club, Student Life, Multicultural Programs and the Diversity Committee.
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