American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
V (formerly Eve Ensler)
V (formerly Eve Ensler) in March 2011
Born
Eve Ensler
(1953-05-25) May 25, 1953 (age 70)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
Playwright
Author
Performer
Activist
Spouse
Richard McDermott
(m. 1978; div. 1988)
Website
eveensler.org
V, formerly Eve Ensler (/ˈɛnslər/; born May 25, 1953), is an American playwright, author, performer, feminist, and activist. V is best known for her play The Vagina Monologues.[1][2][3] In 2006 Charles Isherwood of The New York Times called The Vagina Monologues "probably the most important piece of political theater of the last decade."[4]
In 2011, V was awarded the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the 65th Tony Awards, which recognizes an individual from the theater community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of humanitarian, social service, or charitable organizations. V was given this award for her creation of the non-profit V-Day movement which raises money and educates the public about violence against women and efforts to stop it.
She writes for The Guardian and has been featured in films including V-Day's Until the Violence Stops, the PBS documentary What I Want My Words to Do to You, and the Netflix documentary City of Joy, among others. She regularly appears in print, radio, podcast, and television interviews including on CNN,[5] Democracy Now,[6] TODAY,[7]Real Time with Bill Maher and Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry.
^Dominus, Susan (February 10, 2002). "Eve Ensler wants to save the world". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
^Klein, Alvin (December 9, 2001). "Melding drama with politics". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
^"Politics, Power and Passion", The New York Times Magazine, December 2, 2011. Please see the fifth segment by Eve Ensler.
^"The Culture Project and Plays that Make a Difference", The New York Times, September 3, 2006.
^"CNN Video – Breaking News Videos from". CNN.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
^"One Billion Rising: Eve Ensler, Activists Worldwide Plan Global Strike to End Violence Against Women". Democracy Now!. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
^"Students: 'Vagina' suspensions unwarranted – today > news". TODAY.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
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and schools in direct actions using color for social change. Artivist EveEnsler stated: ... This passion has all the ingredients of activism, but is charged...
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