(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company will present "The Vagina Monologues" for a limited engagement on February 13-14, 2025 at the Grunin Center for the Arts. This is the powerful and provocative stage show by Eve Ensler (now V), explores women's sexuality and the social stigma around rape and abuse through a series of candid and often humorous monologues.
The play is based on interviews Ensler conducted with women and gives voice to a wide range of female perspectives and experiences. The play has been performed in over 140 countries and published in over 48 languages.
The production is directed by Tara Chalakani, Jennifer Greenberg, Terri O’Neill, and Paul Chalakani. The cast includes Tara Chalakani, Jennifer Greenberg, and Terri O’Neill.
Tickets are $21 adults / $19 seniors.Performances for both nights are 7:30pm in the Grunin Center’s Black Box Theater (Building #11B). Purchase tickets online at grunincenter.org or call the Grunin Center Box Office, Thursday and Friday only, 12:00pm-5:00pm. Tickets are also available one hour before show time in the venue lobby.
Content Advisory: The play explores consensual and nonconsensual sexual experiences, body image, genital mutilation, direct and indirect encounters with reproduction, vaginal care, menstrual periods, and several other topics through the eyes of women with various ages, races, sexualities, and other differences.
Under the direction of Performing Arts Program Chair Paul Chalakani, the mission of The Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company is to create opportunities for college and community participation in various rich and diverse theatrical experiences. The Company seeks to engage, entertain, inspire, and educate to enhance the cultural life of Ocean County College and the surrounding communities.
The Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company provides OCC students, faculty, staff, and residents of neighboring communities the opportunity to attend and/or participate in quality performances of theatrical works – musicals and plays, classical and modern, traditional and experimental, through a well-balanced theatrical season. Additionally, the OCC/REP provides an environment for students of our performing arts program to apply what they are learning in a collaborative and encouraging format. The OCC/REP celebrates the power of the theatre to illuminate and mirror the human experience.
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