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Article: Say What? Boise State stages The Vagina Monologues
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- Boise Weekly
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- March 1, 2006
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Boise State's sixth annual presentation of The Vagina Monologues played to sold-out crowds last week. Directed by Lauren Tweedy, the show successfully interwove humor and pathos to reveal the complexity of women's relationships with their bodies and the contemporary mores defining women.
The show debuted a decade ago in New York City as a one-woman show starring Eve Ensler, the play's author. Later stage productions showcased famous actresses, bringing so much attention to the show and its message of female empowerment that theaters and universities around the world soon began staging it annually.
Current productions now feature a series of monologues ranging in topic from intercourse to ...