V-Day Annual Report 2016 - ONE BILLION RISING: RISE FOR REVOLUTION 1 | Page 57

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES CONTINUES TO BREAK NEW GROUND Activists in Kampala succeeded in presenting the first production in Uganda, since being shut down in 2005! In Ocala, Florida a local businessman tried to strong-arm the town’s government into shutting down a production of the play, but local and national Vagina Warriors rallied support through an online petition and town hall, and the production was mounted. Exit Theatre of Tehran produced another successful production; this year being the first year they presented A Memory A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Western Academy of Beijing Daegu, South Korea UNAM, Polytechnic of Namibia Texas Christian University Abuja, Nigeria FIRST COMMUNITY PRODUCTIONS IN: Anchorage, Alaska Drysdale, Australia Universität Mozarteum Salzburg & many more...