Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Getting "cast" !!

You always wanted to be part of a show ... but had no experience or any acting experience ?
You want your voice to be heard, you want to take a stand against the injustice done to you or some woman you know?
You want to celebrate womanhood?
You want to be in the company of those women who believe that being a woman is a privilege... you want to be with these women and speak and not get judged ?
You just want to have a fun time and create some wonderful memories forever ?

Well - then all you need to do is take the first step - come Audition for the Vagina Monologues !!!

The auditions for VDay Cambridge 2012 - Vagina Monolgues were held from Jan 8th - Jan 10th.
They were open to women of all ages, color ,backgrounds, and experience levels. Infact , no prior acting experience is required.
All you need are - desire and passion.

Take a look at this years' Facebook audition page .

Always Remember :
Great dancers aren't great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion.
So next time you want to be a part of this wonderful production and are willing to work in a collaborative, ensemble-based production - look out for audition notices for 2013 on facebook or simply get in touch with Caitlin .

Thursday, January 26, 2012

V-Day !! What is the hype about ?

V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sex slavery.

Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues, A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer, Any One Of Us: Words From Prison, screenings of V-Day's documentary Until The Violence Stops, and the PBS documentary What I Want My Words To Do To You, Spotlight Teach-Ins and V-Men workshops, to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities. In 2011, over 5,800 V-Day benefit events took place produced by volunteer activists in the U.S. and around the world, educating millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls.

The V-Day movement is growing at a rapid pace throughout the world, in 140 countries from Europe to Asia, Africa and the Caribbean and all of North America. V-Day, a non-profit corporation, distributes funds to grassroots, national and international organizations and programs that work to stop violence against women and girls. In 2001, V-Day was named one of Worth Magazine's "100 Best Charities," in 2006 one of Marie Claire Magazine's Top Ten Charities, and in 2010 was named as one of the Top-Rated organizations on GreatNonprofits. In eleven years, the V-Day movement has raised over $85 million.
The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina.

(Source Credit : http://www.vday.org )