Feb. 14 Dobbs Ferry Performance of 'The Vagina Monologues' to Benefit Hope's Door

The following announcement is from Hope’s Door:

On Saturday, February 14, 2015, the South Presbyterian Church of Dobbs Ferry will present a performance of The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, in support of the global V-Day movement to end violence against women and girls. Hope’s Door, a nonprofit based in Pleasantville, NY, that seeks to end domestic violence and to empower victims to achieve safety, independence, and healing from the trauma of abuse, is the beneficiary of funds raised from the event.

Eve Ensler developed The Vagina Monologues in 1994, unknowingly starting a worldwide movement for social change. The Obie Award winning play ran off-Broadway for five years before touring the country, and thus the V-Day movement was born; raising awareness and moving the public to act to end violence against women. Every year, performers around the world perform The Vagina Monologues and raise funds for local organizations that work to end violence against women.

Not recommended for children under age 16, The Vagina Monologues is a raw and powerful presentation of the voices of women. “Just hearing the stories, one after the other, is an act of communal healing,” says Sophie Hayden of Hastings, a Tony-nominated actress and South Presbyterian Church member who will read in the performance. Other notable performers include Choir Director Sarah Brockus; Broadway actress Meg Bussert; stage and film actress Maddie Corman; soprano and yoga teacher Patricia Fischer; model and TV actress Laura Giannone; South’s transitional pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jane Ann Groom; singer/actress Emily Herring; “Tales from a Boy Addict” blogger Leslie Hoot; activist Jean Howell; choral singer and “Raging Granny” Betty Perkins; pastor of NYC’s Love Alive Sanctuary of Praise, the Rev. Dr. Lisa Robinson; artist & author Donna Thompson; singing group The Raging Grannies, and other inspired voices.

“Hope’s Door is honored to have been chosen to benefit from South Church’s V-Day performance,” states CarlLa Horton, Hope’s Door Executive Director. “It is important that The Vagina Monologues continue to be performed throughout Westchester County to different audiences to ensure that the message of ending gender-based violence reaches the largest audience possible.”

The event will take place at the South Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Doors will open at 6:30 pm, and the performance will start at 7:30 pm. Tickets will only be sold at the door. Tickets will be $20 for the general public, and $10 for seniors and students. For more information on the event, contact Marie-Louise Miller atmlmiller@navamill.org or Rev. Dr. Jane Ann Groom at jagsouthchurch@aol.com.

Photo: From left, Rev. Dr. Jane Ann Groom, transitional pastor of South, performer; Betty Perkins, monologue performer, member of Raging Grannies; Marie-Louise Miller, staging the piece. Photo credit: Anne Whitman

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