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The Pendulum
A V-Day tradition: ‘The Vagina Monologues’ at Elon
Brittany Yelverton
Reporter
“The Vagina Monologues,” a
critically acclaimed and often con
troversial production, was written
by playwright Eve Ensler to .inform
the global community of the stigmas
and brutality the female gender
often endures.
The performance is directed by
Cortney Sprinkles and stars Ashley
Busch, Rosie Allensworth, Monica
Arone, Stephanie Leon, Ashley
Condict, Adeline Vadini and
Valencia Smith.
Each Valentine’s Day weekend,
college campuses across the United.
States stage productions of “The
Vagina Monologues” to enlighten
their audiences of the violence and
crimes committed against the
female population.
This nationwide outreach is
being referred to as the V-Day initia
tive, which is a campaign to put a
stop to domestic violence.
Often considered a biased and
feministic play, “The Vagina
Monologues” tends to rouse several
emotions, causing its audience to
question its preconceived notions
Brittany Yelverton I Photographer
"The Vagina Monologues" will be performed this weekend by Ashley Busch, Rosie Allensworth, Monica Arone, Stephanie Leon, Ashley Condict,
Cortney Sprinkles, Adeline Vadini and Valencia Smith from left to right, bottom to top, above. Not pictured: Sara Horn.
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the controversy of “The Vagina
Monologues” arc the use of obscen
ities are used throughout the pro
duction. The stigmatic term “vagi
na” can be found 128 times within
the play.
Though the play is often viewed
as controversial, the primary con
cern of “The Vagina Monologues”
is not to make its audience uncom
fortable. As director Cortney
Sprinkles affirms, “It’s about
empowerment and bringing
women’s issues to the forefront.”
“The Vagina Monologues” is a
collection of several different trae
stories regarding the lives and obsta
cles of various women; some
comedic, some disturbing and oth
ers dramatically heartbreaking.
Ashley Condict, assistant direc
tor and cast member, has participat
ed in previous productions of “The
Vagina Monologues” and believes
that it is imperative “that the audi
ence comes in with an open mind.”
The eight-person female cast
will be performing “The Vagina
Monologues” at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m in
Whitley Auditorium . Tickets can
be purchased in Moseley Center or
at the door for $5.
Nationwide productions of “The
Vagina Monologues” benefit the V-
Day campaign, therefore all of the
proceeds that the Elon production
acquires will be contributed to
Crossroads, a crisis center in
Burlington that offers assistance to
women who are victims of domestic
violence and provides counseling to
rape victims.
Contact Brittany Yelverton at pen-
duIum@elon.edu or 278-7247.
Come Join Our Growing Team!
Reporter's meeting tonight!
Moseley 233 at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will be informal and drop-in, with time to meet with section editors,
get story assignments and eat free food.
THE PENDULUM