Don’t miss the amazing, controversial, and ground-breaking play: The Vagina Monologues, written by Eve Ensler, this March at The Waldo!

The New York Times described it as “one of the most important plays of the past 25 years: Ensler’s hilarious, eye-opening tour into the last frontier, the forbidden zone at the heart of every woman.”

Considered a landmark play for raising awareness about women's bodies and issues related to female sexuality, the play is based on hundreds of interviews with a diverse range of women sharing personal stories about their vaginas, including experiences with pleasure, sexuality, abuse, and societal perceptions. A recurring theme throughout the piece is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment. The play has been described as “outlandishly hilarious and devastatingly beautiful, tapping into the deep well of human emotions.”

The spectrum of characters depicted include a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a transgender woman, a vagina workshop participant, a woman who witnessed her daughter giving birth, a Bosnian rape survivor, and others.

The cast includes Christine Andersen of Boothbay, Violet Ferlito of Waterville, Susan LaVerdiere of Newcastle, Lara Rakocevic of Brunswick, Emma Theobalds of Thomaston, and Susan Hodder of East Boothbay, Executive Director of The Waldo who is also directing the play. The Vagina Monologues is being produced at The Waldo by George Bates of Waldoboro.

A remarkable and moving live theatre experience!

Performances are scheduled at The Waldo for the evenings of March 15, 21 and 22, with a matinee performance on Sunday, March 16, 2025. A panel discussion on Women's Sexuality will be held following the Sunday 3/16 matinee.  Panelists include: Destie Hohman Sprague, Executive Director, for the Maine Women's Lobby and Executive Director for Hardy Girls; Jennifer Wiessner LCSW, CST, AASECT, Healthy Sexuality therapist; and Bre Danvers-Kidman, Esq., Executive Co-Director for MaineTrans.Net.

Advance adult tickets are just $15/$20 on the day of and at the door.  This production deals with adult themes and is not recommended for children.