Article: 'Vagina Monologues' address women's issues in humorous manner

Leslie Escobar
University Wire
02-26-2001
(The State News) (U-WIRE) EAST LANSING, Mich. -- "Vagina. I said it. Vagina. There, I said it again."

These were the words that began "The Vagina Monologues" at the Auditorium on Sunday afternoon.

The show, an adaptation of the original by Eve Ensler put on by Michigan State University students as part of Vagina Week, was declared "an extraordinary accomplishment" by international studies junior and co-director Melanie Olmsted.

"The Vagina Monologues" showcase different aspects of being a woman, such as domestic violence, childbirth and sexuality. More than 200 women were interviewed by Ensler for the original show, which debuted five years ago in New ...

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