Brock Endean, creative director for Sketch Theatre, is originally from Chase and now living in Vancouver for the past couple of years. He co-founded Sketch Theatre (a non-profit organization) in 2006 as a way to increase drama and arts in the community.Sketch has performed a variety of shows over the past few years including a couple of original productions, with all proceeds from the shows going back into the community through sponsorship of events and donations to local organizations.March 31 at the Chase Community Hall was the second sold out year for The Vagina Monologues, raising $2,000 for the SAFE Society. And what fun it was, a little naughty but nice.Though the Monologue parts were read, the performers managed to steal the hearts of the audience, as various scenes of female violence and abuse were revealed through them. The audience was emotionally involved, tears welling up as violent acts on women were described with poetic precision.The reading was well done, communicating through oratory characterization of very personal situations most women know but don’t usually discuss in public. Much was read from the script, but the ‘moaning’ was ad lib and as individual as the presenter.Open mindedness was definitely a criterion with language that mama wouldn’t normally approve, but laughing along with the girls as they shouted out forbidden words was actually quite liberating.All women from the Thompson/Shuswap, the readers were: Sherry Thiessen, Samantha Sampson, Susan Waters, Charmaine Norman, Merrilea Young, Mary McGaghey and Katharina Krahn. They interacted on stage throughout the evening, with compelling drama and infectious laughter.One member of the audience was an infant who objected at one point during the evening, so Mom had to leave the room. This was no more a distraction than the heckler with a repertoire of surprise responses to the performance on stage.Though most of the audience members were women, there were quite a few men in attendance. These liberated fellows surely made substantial impact on their romantic relationships while sharing in the fun from the perspective of the other half, and supporting non-violence.
From a woman’s voice
Thompson-Shuswap women to perform the well-known vagina monologues.
# Sherry Thiessen, Susan Waters, Samantha Sampson and Charmaine Norman deliver various monologues during their presentation of the Vagina Monologues.
