Eve EnslerEve Ensler

"Eve Ensler is the Pied Piper. She is "Eve Ensler is the Pied Piper. She is leading women and the world to a leading women and the world to a different consciousness of the different consciousness of the essence of women." essence of women."

--Gillian Anderson--Gillian Anderson

Eve Ensler PreviewEve Ensler PreviewThe PlayThe Play

The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues and the issues raisedand the issues raisedThe growth of the playThe growth of the play

The ActivismThe ActivismV-Day and Eve Ensler’s other causesV-Day and Eve Ensler’s other causesWhat I Want My Words To Do To YouWhat I Want My Words To Do To You

The ExpansionThe ExpansionThe Good Body The Good Body and media appearancesand media appearancesThe TreatmentThe Treatment

The PlayThe PlayThe Vagina MonologuesThe Vagina Monologues

Written in 1996, Written in 1996, The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues is a is a collection of personal testimonies from over 200 collection of personal testimonies from over 200 women.women.

The Prominent IssuesThe Prominent IssuesThe play deals frankly with such issues as rape, The play deals frankly with such issues as rape,

abuse, and self-discovery.abuse, and self-discovery.

The Play ExpandsThe Play ExpandsThe Vagina MonologuesThe Vagina Monologues has now been translated into has now been translated into

35 different languages, and has been performed 35 different languages, and has been performed world wide.world wide.

The ActivismThe ActivismV-DayV-Day

Began in 1997 as a non-profit organization to stop Began in 1997 as a non-profit organization to stop violence against women.violence against women.

What I Want My Words To Do To YouWhat I Want My Words To Do To YouA documentary based on her writing workshop in A documentary based on her writing workshop in

Bedford Hill’s Correctional Facility for Women.Bedford Hill’s Correctional Facility for Women.

Other CausesOther Causes““Revolutionary Association for Women of Revolutionary Association for Women of

Afghanistan.”Afghanistan.”Helped with lobby for the Mexican government to re-Helped with lobby for the Mexican government to re-

investigate the killings in Ciudad Juarezinvestigate the killings in Ciudad Juarez

The ExpansionThe ExpansionMediaMedia

The Vagina MonologuesThe Vagina Monologues was made into an HBO special was made into an HBO specialEve Ensler also appeared on Eve Ensler also appeared on Russell Simmons Presents Russell Simmons Presents

Def PoetryDef Poetry

The Good BodyThe Good BodyAbout the relationship between women, pressure from About the relationship between women, pressure from

culture, and their bodies.culture, and their bodies.Ensler finished her tour in April 2006.Ensler finished her tour in April 2006.

The TreatmentThe TreatmentHer latest play, exploring the ethical and psychological Her latest play, exploring the ethical and psychological

effects of being in the military.effects of being in the military.Opened September 12, 2006 at the Culture Project in Opened September 12, 2006 at the Culture Project in

NYC.NYC.

Eve Ensler SummaryEve Ensler SummaryThe PlayThe Play

The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues and the issues raisedand the issues raisedThe growth of the playThe growth of the play

The ActivismThe ActivismV-Day and Eve Ensler’s other causesV-Day and Eve Ensler’s other causesWhat I Want My Words To Do To YouWhat I Want My Words To Do To You

The ExpansionThe ExpansionThe Good Body The Good Body and media appearancesand media appearancesThe TreatmentThe Treatment

Eve EnslerEve Ensler

“ “I am not sure why I was chosen… In I am not sure why I was chosen… In this sense, I don't think I had much to this sense, I don't think I had much to do with The Vagina Monologues. It do with The Vagina Monologues. It possessed me."possessed me."

--Eve Ensler--Eve Ensler