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the women who will be speaking the
lines are bringing their lifelong per-
spectives to the production."
The 31 cast members, who present
frank narratives about the experi-
ence of womanhood, include Evelyn
Suzanne Chessler
Orbach, artistic director of the Jewish
Special to the Jewish News
Ensemble Theatre, and actresses
Shirley Benyas, Henrietta Hermelin
olanda Fleischer, associate
and Mary Lou Zieve. New to the stage
professor of theater at the
will be two leaders of Jewish organiza-
University of Detroit Mercy,
tions: Ellen Yashinsky Chute of Jewish
has directed a student version of The
Family Service and Lea Luger of Yad
Vagina Monologues for seven years,
Ezra.
but she soon will do a production with
"Our work at JFS is helping women
a different kind of cast to benefit the
see that they're not at fault when men
National Council of Jewish Women
are abusive:' says Chute, who leads a
Greater Detroit Section.
staff counseling abused women and
The theater piece,
who discusses relationships
which will feature
every Saturday morning
actresses in the
on Fox-2 News. "Most
Jewish commu-
abused women have been
nity, will be Tuesday
ashamed to seek help."
evening, Feb. 19, at
The benefit per-
Temple Shir Shalom
formance will assist
in West Bloomfield.
women who need per-
The presenta-
sonal protection orders,
tion will be part
temporary shelter in a
of the 2008 V-Day
NCJW/GDS facility or
Campaign, a global
personal and household
movement dedicated
items when transitioning
to raising aware-
from HAVEN'S domestic
ness and funds to
violence
shelter, another
Playwright Eve Ensler:
stop violence against
refuge
used
by JFS.
The Vagina Monologues
women and girls.
Funds
also
will
support
has been translated into
This year marks the
programs
that
inform
45 languages and per-
10th anniversary of
teens about dating abuse
formed in 119 countries.
V-Day. Many celebri-
and provide them with a
ties will be part of a huge April com-
resource guide.
memoration, V to the Tenth, to be held
"I know of two other NCJW chap-
in New Orleans in April.
ters, in Seattle and St. Louis, that are
Monologues playwright Eve Ensler,
sponsoring productions of The Vagina
54, who recently was in Michigan to
Monologues;' says Susan Gertner, direc-
speak to students at Alma College and
tor of the Greater Detroit Section. "For
Grand Valley State University about
women who haven't seen it, I think they
her script and its issues, is the child
will find it powerful, funny and sad.
of a Jewish father, whom she alleges
"We wanted to sponsor this pro-
raped her from the ages of 5 to 10 and
duction because it brings the idea of
thereafter beat her and tormented her
domestic abuse to the forefront. One
by withholding food.
in five women is abused, and that
As a child she found respite in a
includes Jewish women. For a large
nurturing, big-busted, luscious
portion of the time, our shelter is
Jewish aunt" who stuffed her with
occupied." El
brisket, taught her to love food and "to
associate all things emotional and real
The Vagina Monologues will be
with being Jewish."
presented
7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
"When I've directed Ensler's work,
Feb.19,
at
Temple
Shir Shalom,
I've included theater and non-theater
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students, and the beauty of it is that it
Bloomfield,
where
there will be
can't be done wrong:' Fleischer says.
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afterglow.
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