Oh, had TOO MUCH FUN at VM auditions last night. (Men, VM is the Vagina Monologues, which Lezlie and I are co-directing.) I will admit that I was fairly unfamiliar with the show, but am VERY familiar with the movement behind it.  Few of you may know, but I was actually a women’s studies minor in college.  So watching auditions was a lot of fun and very cool because I had no idea what I wanted to see in each part.

I was pleased as punch to see so many of The Women come out!  Honestly, that was my favorite part of “The Women”.. being in a room with so many diverse, lively, and successful women really puts you in the right frame of mind, and that’s EXACTLY what I want VM to be.

The show is basically a fund-raiser for the free-clinic in Huntsville, along with the national Women Against Violence organization.  We’ve got tons of smaller fund-raisers in the works, and they are suitable for both men and women.. and you’ll find all of those updates here.  I just can’t wait to get started!

Needless to say, it’s been awhile since I’ve been so stoked about anything theatre-related.

And although everyone was WONDERFUL (Ra made me laugh out loud several times, and Caroline nailed the Angry Vagina.. wait..), my favorite audition of the night was seeing the prim and proper lady who played my mother in “The Women” read “My Vagina is Angry”.  She read it damn well, too.  Ra and I were just excited to hear her say some of the words included in that monologue.. and she didn’t even hesitate.

At the end, we had everyone do the end of a certain monologue which chronicles the different moans of a woman.. complete with examples.  That was HYSTERICAL.  I cannot wait for this ball to get rolling.

There is nothing more fulfilling than doing something you love for the right reasons.