The result ranges from saucy irreverence to dark humor to devastating sadness. Herself a victim of childhood rape, she finds that everywhere she travels, women seek her out after her shows to tell her stories of abuse and brutalization. Yet despite being so mired in women's struggles, she's confident that we're on the brink of change. We've reached critical mass. I think that's why The Vagina Monologues is having such a good life.
Women are furious, sad and they want things to change.
I have come into my vagina, and my life has completely changed. I was living without my central motor. Now I'm not scared. I feel like I have an agenda in the world, and I'm not apologetic. My understanding of the world has a much broader context.