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Production of The Vagina Monologues March 6-8 to benefit Women's Center

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KINGSVILLE (February 23, 2006) — Eve Ensler’s award-winning play The Vagina Monologues is the next production in the 2005-2006 theatre season at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

The Vagina Monologues, first performed off-Broadway by writer Ensler, dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried in women’s experiences.

The production, intended for mature audiences, runs Monday through Wednesday, March 6-8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre. Admission is $5.

Prior to the Monday opening performance will be a silent pen art auction in the Theatre Arts Building from 6-7 p.m.

Sponsored by the Texas A&M-Kingsville Communications and Theatre Arts Department, the production and art auction are part of the V‑Day 2006 Campaign. V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. It is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations.

Through V-Day campaigns, local college students produce benefit performances of Eve Ensler’s production to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups. In 2005, over 2,500 V-Day benefit events were presented around the world.

Proceeds from the performances and the art auction will benefit the university’s Women’s Center and the V-Day World Trust. The cast of The Vagina Monologues is as follows:

Lindsay Ramos, a sophomore theatre and early childhood education major from Falfurrias; Christina Albright of Kingsville; Abigail de la Mora, a sophomore animal science major from McAllen; Lisa Vela, a junior theatre arts major from Kingsville; Felicia Morin, a

sophomore theatre arts major from Kingsville; Cassandra Thennis, a sophomore fashion and

interior merchandising major from Kingsville; Ana Cardenas, a senior art major from Laredo;

Lyn Sanchez, a senior theatre arts major from Kingsville; Lorraine Rodriguez, a junior theatre arts major from Laredo; Melissa Ann Scott, a graduate student from Flour Bluff; Stephanie Wright, a junior theatre arts major from Kingsville; Clarissa Rodriguez, a senior social work major from Kingsville; Liza Farrell, a graduate student from Kingsville; Georgina Spelvin, a sophomore theatre arts major from Houston; and Vanessa Vargas, a junior theatre arts and art major from La Feria.

Jinnelle Veronique Aguilar-Henley is the director of the play and the V-Day organizer at A&M-Kingsville. She is a junior from Sandia studying theatre arts education. O’Ryan White serves as stage manager of the production. White is a junior theatre arts and math education major from Kingsville. Heraclio Gonzalez Jr., a sophomore theatre arts major from Kingsville, is assistant stage manager. Lights are provided by sophomore history major Edgar Torres of Kingsville and Griselda Gonzalez, a junior biology and theatre arts education major from Driscoll. Gonzalez also is the V-Day financial advisor. James Taylor Maupin IV, a freshman theatre arts education major from Falfurrias, is the sound person. Aleida J. Moreno, freshman theatre arts education major from Kingsville handles props and is general understudy. Brian Bingham oversees the art auction and is show coordinator. He is a fine arts senior from Kingsville.

This page last updated 24 February, 2006