The Vagina Monologues

The Women’s Issues Caucus at the University of Illinois at Springfield will present a production of Eve Ensler’s play The Vagina Monologues at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2006, in the Studio Theatre, located on the lower level of the Public Affairs Center on the UIS campus.

The production is part of a worldwide campaign, V-Day 2006, which is designed to bring awareness and raise financial support to end the violence against women and girls. Proceeds from the evening will benefit groups working to bring an end to violence including locally, Sojourn Shelter and Services, the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault and the Women’s Issues Caucus, and internationally for the V-Day 2006 spotlight campaign centered on bringing justice to “Comfort Women”.

A pre-show hors d'oeuvres reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Public Affairs Center restaurant. Beneficiaries will be honored and representatives from Sojourn Shelter and Services and the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault will speak about the efforts being made here in the Springfield area to bring an end to violence against women and girls.

Tickets are currently on sale through the Sangamon Auditorium Ticket Office at UIS. The cost is $25 for the general public; prices for UIS student tickets are $12.50 and $18 for all other students. To make reservations, phone the ticket office at 217/206-6160 or go online at http://www.sangamonauditorium.org/.

For more information contact the UIS Women’s Center at 206-7173 or womenscenter@uis.edu. More information about V-Day can be found at http://www.vday.org/main.html