I recently sent out a myspace bulletin. "Who's going to the bakotopia.com CD release party?"

My beautiful bakotopian friend Julie Jordan Scott answered back, that she'd love to meet me there AFTER her performance in the Vagina Monologues, at the Empty Space Theatre.

I said WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? I wanna go! I'd just caught part of it on HBO and was intrigued. She gave me the details, and my sister The Raven and I went to support our theatre-tastic friend!

I don't really know how to describe it or what to say about it other than to say if you've never been to one, you need to go! It's funny, it's witty, it's smart, it's sad, it's powerful.

Oh, and there were some older ladies in the audience and they were sooo cute. They giggled every single time somebody said, vagina, or a substitute word for it. From Va-jay-jay, to the P-word, etc.  I thought for sure they were gonna pee their pants during a "my vagina is mad" rant. And the taking back/reclaiming of  the c-u-n-t word. It was interesting to see the different generations, and how far we've come! It's no longer a "no no" or a "cookie" or a "poonany!"

The AWESOME, powerful, beautiful, empowering all woman cast of Bakersfield's own Vagina Monologues!  

Notice the costumes? Each woman chose and dressed like a woman of the past and present that has made an impact in women's right, broken barriers, etc. I loved trying to guess who they were. At the end of the show they shared with us who they were and why they picked them.

 My sister, The Raven and I enjoying the show! (notice the brown purse I'm holding.. it was featured in one of my bloggys) click here to read all about it.  

By the way, the guy that took this picture for us asked us if our "vaginas were enjoying the show" hahah It was so funny, we were cracking up!

I love the way they did the stage.. wrapped it completely in newspaper. I'm sure it represents headlines around the world about battered women, rapes, etc.

Then they blacked out the walls and covered it with empowering quotes from lots and lots of strong women. From Anne Frank, to Mae West. They were neat to read while we were waiting for the show to start.