Tagged: v-day

12:45pm

Fri March 9, 2012
Arts and Culture

Local Performance Part of Global 'V-Day' Campaign

Credit image courtesy facebook.com/vday.austin

February 14 was nearly a month ago, but this weekend Austin women are celebrating V-Day.

In this case V doesn’t just stand for Valentine: It also stands for "Victory" and "Vagina."

Two performances of “The Vagina Monologues” are showing at the 29 Street Ballroom this weekend. Originally written by Eve Ensler in 1994, the play – a series of monologues varying in tone and touching on topics including sexuality, reproductive issues, rape and female empowerment – has been continually updated over the years with new stories.  

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