Kourtney Treimaine, Princess Hoagland and Zania Barnwell, all Trenton resident, are among the students featured in ‘The Vagina Monologues.’
Mercer County Community College’s students are set to shine a spotlight on violence against women during Women’s History Month in March.
Theatre and Entertainment Technology students are teaming up to present Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues.
According to MCCC Theatre Program coordinator Jody Person, the production is part of the International V-Day Celebration.
“We want to do our part to end violence against women. We believe in breaking the silence. This show gives women permission to consider their bodies and their sexuality with more confidence. We believe it can help save lives,” he said in a statement.
Ninety percent of the proceeds will be donated to Womanspace Inc., a Mercer County nonprofit that works to prevent abuse, protect families, and change lives through empowerment and a safety net of supportive services. Additional proceeds will be donated to the V-Day Spotlight Campaign, an effort to reduce violence against women worldwide.
The MCCC production’s emcee is Monica Weaver, provost at the Trenton Campus. Student performers include Margot Bergeron of Hamilton, Lydia Balogh of Hightstown, Savanti Knight of Lumberton, Paloma Burr of Princeton, Zania Barnwell, Patricia Gates, Sydnie Gingles, Princess Hoagland and Kourtney Treimaine of Trenton, and Kelly Williams of Yardly, Pa. English faculty member Amy Vondrak will also perform.
The show is composed of a series of monologues with poignant and often starkly pointed messages.
Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 7 and 8 at Kerney Hall in MCCC’s Trenton campus, 102 North Broad St.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $14 for students.
More information is online at kelseytheatre.net.
