SLUT - A Play and Guidebook for Combatting Sexism and Sexual Violence

Katie Cappiello & Meg McInerney & Jennifer Baumgardner & Carol Gilligan

Language: English

Description:

"SLUT is truthful, raw, and immediate! Experience this play and witness what American young women live with everyday."—Gloria Steinem

Remember the slut at your school? Whether used as a slur or reclaimed as an expression of sexy confidence, this word has been used as an acceptable excuse for rape, bullying, and the sexual double standard. In the spirit of The Vagina Monologues, this riveting, critically acclaimed play, written in collaboration with New York City high school students, sheds light on enduring feminist issues. The play is accompanied by production notes, a guide for talk-backs, and provocative essays by Carol Gilligan, Jennifer Baumgardner, and Jarrod Chin of Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), among others, providing the resources to inspire change within our communities and ourselves.

Katie Cappiello and Meg McInerney are the creative director and managing director of the revolutionary feminist acting school...