2008 Woodie Awards
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES CAST
By: Lynn Fischer
Issue date: 2/18/08 Section: News
Some wonder why a woman would want to stand in front of hundreds of people and talk about her vagina.
The uncomfortable topic led crowded audiences into Warriner Hall's Plachta Auditorium this weekend to both laugh and sit in silence.
Seventeen women took the stage in hopes of giving the word "vagina" a new connotation. But who are these women, and why did they decide to participate in a presentation that left several people cringing in their seats?
Alisha Garlow
Midland sophomore
Major: Food Services, Entrepreneurship
Monologues: My Angry Vagina and Happy Facts
LF: How much effort was put in offstage?
AG: We all put so much effort into it. I was sick with bronchitis and I was still here practicing.
LF: Why did you decide to do the Vagina Monologues with the major you have?
AG: This had nothing to do with academics. I did it for my enjoyment and for the cause. SAPA needs all the help they can get.
LF: Was applying difficult?
AG: It was a three-day audition. On one of the days, they made us get on stage and do a fake orgasm to make sure we can do one.
Erica Hicks
Belding senior
Major: Elementary Education
Monologue: The Flood
LF: What is the most important message?
EH: The word "vagina" is not that big of a deal. It's part of the body. Get used to it because it's not going anywhere.
LF: Why do you wear black and hot pink?
EH: Every year, we wear black and then we have accent colors.
LF: Does this play affect your view on sexual assaults?
EH: I don't know if it affects it. I'm glad that this play has people realize they need to wake up because sexual assault happens all the time and this is something you need to face.
Regina Stone
Canton senior
Major: Womens Studies, Psychology
Monologues: The Unhappy Fact, The Not-So-Happy Fact and The Little Cootchy Snorcher That Could
LF: What is the most important message from the monologues?
The uncomfortable topic led crowded audiences into Warriner Hall's Plachta Auditorium this weekend to both laugh and sit in silence.
Seventeen women took the stage in hopes of giving the word "vagina" a new connotation. But who are these women, and why did they decide to participate in a presentation that left several people cringing in their seats?
Alisha Garlow
Midland sophomore
Major: Food Services, Entrepreneurship
Monologues: My Angry Vagina and Happy Facts
LF: How much effort was put in offstage?
AG: We all put so much effort into it. I was sick with bronchitis and I was still here practicing.
LF: Why did you decide to do the Vagina Monologues with the major you have?
AG: This had nothing to do with academics. I did it for my enjoyment and for the cause. SAPA needs all the help they can get.
LF: Was applying difficult?
AG: It was a three-day audition. On one of the days, they made us get on stage and do a fake orgasm to make sure we can do one.
Erica Hicks
Belding senior
Major: Elementary Education
Monologue: The Flood
LF: What is the most important message?
EH: The word "vagina" is not that big of a deal. It's part of the body. Get used to it because it's not going anywhere.
LF: Why do you wear black and hot pink?
EH: Every year, we wear black and then we have accent colors.
LF: Does this play affect your view on sexual assaults?
EH: I don't know if it affects it. I'm glad that this play has people realize they need to wake up because sexual assault happens all the time and this is something you need to face.
Regina Stone
Canton senior
Major: Womens Studies, Psychology
Monologues: The Unhappy Fact, The Not-So-Happy Fact and The Little Cootchy Snorcher That Could
LF: What is the most important message from the monologues?
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