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Article: `THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES' DRAWS CROWDS TO THE EGG.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- September 28, 2001
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Byline: TANIA GARCIA de ROSIER Staff writer
ALBANY -- Audiences have crowded The Egg's 982-seat Hart Theatre to near capacity for three successive nights so far this week, making the touring production of Eve Ensler's ``The Vagina Monologues'' an unusual hit.
The success of ``Monologues'' -- a spare play with genitalia in the title, performed on a bare stage by actresses who haven't memorized their lines -- appears to be due to a combination of factors, including a huge promotional campaign and subject matter that attracts audiences who don't usually go to the theater.
``It plugs into something people can relate to, and it's celebrating ...