Kompleks works with VOX Voices for Planned Parenthood at N.C. Central University to produce a poster for the Vagina Monologues. The poster presents a earthy, but dark feel. it includes shades of pink as well as a teal elipse which symbolizes their fight against spousal abuse.
The play first opened at HERE Arts Center in New York City on October 3, 1996 with a limited run than ran through November. The play gained popularity through a word of mouth campaign that culminated with a performance at Madison Square Garden in 2001, which featured Melissa Etheridge and Whoopi Goldberg performing segments of the play.
Eve Ensler wrote the first draft of the monologues in 1996 following interviews she conducted with 200 women about their views on sex, relationships, and violence against women. The interviews began as casual conversations with her friends, who then brought up anecdotes they themselves had been told by other friends; this began a continuing chain of referrals. In an interview with Women.com, Ensler said that her fascination with vaginas began because of “growing up in a violent society.”
The Vagina Monologues will be performed at B. N. Duke Auditorium, 1801 Fayetteville Street, on March 23-24 2007. This performance is open to ages 16 and older. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Tickets for NCCU students are $7 in advance, $10 at the door.
Tickets for the general public are $15 in advance, $20 at the door Tickets may be purchased (or reserved) by phoning the NCCU Ticket Office at (919) 530-5170.
