Emotional Creature: The Secret Lives Of Girls Around The World
One Billion Rising Toronto, with the generous support of Young People's Theatre and Children's Peace Theatre, is pleased to present the return of EMOTIONAL CREATURE by Eve Ensler, in a new production directed by Tanisha Taitt.
The play is based on Ensler's bestselling book I Am An EMOTIONAL CREATURE: The Secret Lives Of Girls Around The World, a moving work inspired by frank conversations with teenaged girls around the globe. EMOTIONAL CREATURE is a bold, funny and poignant invitation to girls everywhere to raise their voices, claim their bodies, follow their hearts, and strive to be their authentic selves.
Proceeds from the May 28th & 29th performances will benefit the Metro Action Committee on Violence against Women and Children (METRAC: Action On Violence).
Acclaimed by The New York Times as "a joyous, girl-powered production", EMOTIONAL CREATURE is a collage of stories - told through monologue, song, and spoken word - exploring the lives of youngwomen around the world. Choreographed by Ayesha Mansur with lighting deslgn by Siobhan Sleath, the production showcases the talents of thirteen young women aged 13-19, including actors making their theatrical debuts.
Tony-Award winning playwright, performer and activist Eve Ensler is the author of the international phenomenon The Vagina Monologues, and founder of V-Day/One Billion Rising, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Her book I Am An EMOTIONAL CREATURE was also the catalyst for
V-Girls, a growing network of young female revolutionaries working to make conditions better for girls worldwide. To date, V-Day/One Billion Rising's grassroots activists have raised well over $100 million for women's shelters and anti-violence initiatives in 180 countries.
IF YOU GO:
EMOTIONAL CREATURE
May 28th at 8:00 PM and May 29th at 2:00 PM
Young People's Theatre Mainstage, 165 Front Street East
Directed by Tanisha Taitt
Featuring: Whyth Kerylle Blasco, Martina Castillo, Chrishara Coombs, Claire Couturier, Sydney Kuhne, Kira Macdonald,Lauren Margaret Marron, Bethani Moeinziaei, Maya Morgan, Ineza Mugisha, Bridget Saunders, Lyka Mae Velilla, Elektra Watson
Tickets range from $20-$34 and are available now at Eventbrite.ca.
ABOUT ONE BILLION RISING TORONTO | One Billion Rising is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. It 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, sexual abuse, domestic violence and sex slavery. To date, the movement has raised over $90,000,000 in support of anti-violence initiatives. In 2015, One Billion Rising events took place in 198 countries around the world.
ABOUT CHILDREN'S PEACE THEATRE | Children's Peace Theatre uses the arts and artistic creativity as critical tools for personal and social transformation. Children's Peace Theatre is a catalyst for ideas, discussions and actions that make the arts more central and meaningful to people's lives, in order to promote healthier young people, more vibrant democracies and equitable societies.
ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE (YPT) | Young People's Theatre (YPT) is the oldest professional theatre company in Toronto and is a national producer and presenter of theatre for young audiences - the first and largest of its kind in Canada. Over the past 50 years YPT has staged many of the most important plays that form the canon of work for youth in our country. The enriched learning experiences of YPT's Education & Participation Department also provide young people with opportunities to develop their whole being. At Young People's Theatre we strive for a positive and lasting impact on the emotional, social, and intellectual development of young people - giving them the chance to grow into the unique and wonderful people they were born to be.