Vagina Monologues Feb. 7 & 21 at Bear Tooth

Anchorage, AK: February 7 & 21, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. at the Bear Tooth Theatre, STAR will present two shows of Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues. The International V-Day website states, “20 years since Eve Ensler's playThe Vagina Monologues shattered taboos, the stakes could not be higher. V-Day is a movement that grew out of the untold stories of women. We believe women. We believe in their right to tell their stories and we believe their stories need to be heard - nothing is more powerful.” The Anchorage production will feature prominent local performers: Amanda Cantrell, Monique L. Child, MD, Angela Colavecchio, Hannah Colver, Ursula Gould, Annis Killen, Kimberly LeClair, MoHagani Magnetek, Vivian Melde, Susan Reilly, Candice Roberson, Vicki Russell, Aly Shaw and Audrey Weltman Kelly. STAR Advocates as well as members from our Education Team will be present to answer any questions from the audience about STAR's services and outreach activities. Locally, the production raises about $10,000 annually which is directed toward STAR's client services. Tickets are $15 and are on sale NOW at http://beartooththeatre.net/. About V-Day & The Vagina MonologuesV-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play “The Vagina Monologues” and other artistic works. These V-Day benefit events organized by volunteer activists take place around the world, educating millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls. To date, the V-Day movement has raised over $120 million; crafted international educational, media and PSA campaigns; reopened shelters; funded over 13,000 community-based anti-violence programs; and has helped to establish safe houses in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, and Iraq. V-Day has received numerous acknowledgements and awards and is one of the Top-Rated organizations on both Charity Navigator and Guidestar. For more information, visit www.vday.org