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Wednesday, February 08, 2006

I don't think I'll ever really be embarrassed again

So, I am in a show that goes up this weekend. It's pretty infamous. Mostly for the title alone. I am performing in "The Vagina Monologues." What most people don't know is that this show was written by a woman who wanted to shine the light on brutality against women and how women felt about themselves and their sexualities. Performances are put on all over the country and the proceeds always go to the local women's shelter in the town. It's not and anti-man show in any way. It's just pro-woman. It's also VERY honest and blunt. To the point where audience members can be uncomfortable at times because the show is quite direct. My monologue is one of the true comic relief ones. It's called "My Angry Vagina" and it's very funny. It's stuff that all women can relate to because it's about visiting the gyno's office and other inconveniences like that. Other people's monologues in the show are much tougher or emotional or revealing than mine. But, I am pretty sure that after sitting on stage with 18 other women (all of whom say vagina NUMEROUS times) and myself having to say things like "Vagina Motherfuckers", it's going to have to be something awfully big to embarrass me in the future.

2 Comments:

Blogger D.G. said...

It went really well. Sorry I am just now seeing this. We raised over $17,000 for the local women's shelter. We were really proud of that!

11:56 AM  
Blogger emilyb said...

Found you accidentally and LOVE YOU! Great blog!

First, I'm perfectly jealous of your opportunity to perform in such a wonderful show.

Second, my most embarrassing moment involved pregnancy, so I thought I'd share with you.

Got kind of big and clunky, walking to the car, and lost my center of gravity. Fell FLAT on my butt. And two kids rode by on their bikes.

One said, "You see that lady fall down?" And both just cackled.

I just went back inside for the rest of the day with bubble baths and good books.

Again, congrats, and I've bookmarked you ;)

9:53 PM  

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