Vagina Monologues in seventh year

The Grand Valley State University Women's Center presents Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues as part of the Grand Valley State University V-day College Campaign. This will be the seventh year that the Women’s Center has presented The Vagina Monologues and the 10th year of the V-day Global Campaign. These campaigns influence women to speak up, tell their stories, and stand up for other women around the world.

The Vagina Monologues is a benefit production will all ticket sales going to benefit programs that are working to end violence against women and girls. The productions of The Vagina Monologues will take place on February 11 at 7 p.m. in Louis Armstrong Theatre. A second performance will take place on February 15 at 7 p.m. at Wealthy Theater, 1130 Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids.

Tickets for The Vagina Monologues are $10 for students and $20 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at the 20/20 Information Disk, GVSU Box Office, Meijer locations, or for a service fee by calling Star Tickets Plus at (616) 222-4000 or (800) 585-3737 or at www.starticketsplus.com .

A new addition to this year’s campaign is a production of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer . It is a collection of short stories and monologues written by many different men and women on the topic of violence against women, performed and produced in a similar fashion to The Vagina Monologues .

The production of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer is February 19 at 7 p.m. in the Cook Dewitt Center. Tickets for A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer are $10 and can be purchased at the GVSU Women’s Center, 161 Kirkhof Center. For more information call x12748.