I’m in magical Sedona this week. I’ve co-produced V-Day Sedona for the past several years and this year the producer/ director, Mindy Mendelsohn invited me back to perform in the production at The Sedona Creative Life Center. The show goes on this Friday and Saturday.
V-Day is a non-profit organization and worldwide campaign to stop violence against women and girls primarily through raising awareness and funds through global benefit productions of the show, The Vagina Monologues. Since its inception by founder Eve Ensler eleven years ago they have raised over 60 million dollars for the cause.
It’s such an honor to join a cast of amazing women and I love my monologue this year. I perform The Angry Vagina.
I was cast in the show in 2005 in a production in Flagstaff and the following year I made the decision to bring the controversial show to a Sedona audience for the first time. I was scared. I hadn’t produced a show before. I was new to Sedona but I followed a knowing inside me that I needed to do this. I committed and the help I needed fell into place. It turned out to be a big success for our community and for our local women’s shelter. They received ninety percent of the earnings from the show. Ten percent went to the worldwide campaign–helping women in New Orleans and around the world.
So here’s some questions for you:
How do you want to serve? Do you believe service and joy can go together? What are you scared of that is pulling you into action anyway? I encourage you to go within, muster up your courage and go for it. The rewards you’ll receive and the gifts you’ll give will surprise you.
Let me know about your successes.
Forgive and Be Free,
Brenda
