V-DAY

I was not expecting the Vagina Monologues to be quite so vivid, humorous, or moving. I was presently surprised that the performance included not only serious topics but amidst those monologues there were also comedic ones and very honest monologues. As I sat down at the performance I took a quick glance around me and saw that the auditorium was filled with mainly females and what it looked to be very few boyfriends who had been undoubtedly dragged along with their girlfriends for a "fun" Valentine's Day performance. As the women entered the stage they sat in a very comfortable arrangement on two couches surrounding coffee tables which made me feel as though this was more of a discussion with my long time gal pals. The beginning shocked me because the hosts went over all the names a vagina could be called and many of them were extremely funny sounding and unfamiliar to me. Being a nursing student I am used to hearing the word vagina but I am still very apprehensive to say the word myself because I feel like it is such a personal subject to be talking about and a topic that should be kept within closed doors. The ladies on stage however were not at all shy using any variation of the word...not at all. My favorite monologue was the one about the different types of moans women make because it made me laugh out loud in my seat. I loved the show and I will definitely be seeing another performance when the time comes around again.