Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda,
Marcia Gay Harden, Shiva Rose,
Marian Seldes and Kerry Washington will be among the starry line-up taking part in a reading of
Eve Ensler's
Necessary Targets. The event will take place on June 12th at Studio 54 (254 W. 54th St.).
Directed by Michael Wilson, the reading's funds will support V-Day, the global movement founded by Ensler (
The Vagina Monologues, The Good Body) to stop violence against women and girls. The play "tells the story of two American women, a Park Avenue psychiatrist and
a human rights worker, who go to Bosnia to help women confront their
memories of war and emerge deeply changed themselves," according to press notes. It will run as part of Until the Violence Stops: NYC. Taking place June 12 – 27, "Until the Violence Stops is a festival of theater, spoken word, performance and community events created to bring the issue of violence against women and girls front and center in the culture and the community."
The festival will also feature performances by Salma Hayek,
Rosario Dawson,
Diane Lane, Suheir Hammad,
Sarah Jones, Brittany Murphy,
Rosie O'Donnell,
Phylicia Rashad, Isabella Rossellini,
Gloria Steinem,
Marlo Thomas,
Idina Menzel, and more
Necessary Targets, directed by Wilson, ran at the Variety Arts Theatre from February to April of 2002.
Catherine Kellner,
Shirley Knight and
Diane Venora were among the original cast. The production originated at Hartford Stage.
Tickets range from $15 to $500. They are available by calling (212) 279-4200. Visit
www.vday.org for more information.
