Written & Performed by Eve Ensler
Directed by Diane Paulus
In this world-premiere adaptation of her critically acclaimed 2013 memoir, Tony Award winner Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues, O.P.C.) celebrates the strength and joy that connect a single body to the planet. As an activist and artist, Ensler has spent her career speaking about the female body. While working in the Congo, where war continues to inflict devastating violence on women, she was diagnosed with stage III/IV uterine cancer. This diagnosis erased the boundaries between Ensler’s work and her own body.
In this raw, humorous, and bold performance staged by Diane Paulus (Finding Neverland, Crossing, Waitress), Ensler charts the connections between the personal and the public, inviting and challenging all of us to come back into our bodies, and thus the world.
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Need to know
This show contains simulated drug use, nudity, strong language, and haze.
There is no guarantee that standing room will be available for sold-out performances however, if it becomes available a limited number of standing room tickets may be sold in person for select shows on the day of each show at 12 noon. The number of standing room tickets will not be known in advance of the ticket services office opening at 12PM. Please call our Ticket Services office with any ticket related questions at 617.547.8300. Hours are: Tuesday-Sunday, Noon-5PM.
Read more
Click here to read the show’s program.
Read more about the show on the A.R.T. Blog:
Divided: An Excerpt From In The Body Of The World
Rising: An Interview with Jane Mukuninwa
Turning Pain to Power: The City of Joy
Interview with dramaturg Aida Rocci
In the Body of the World Podcast: Dramaturgy
In the Body of the World Podcast: An Introduction
Notable dates
Audio Described Dates
May 26, 7:30PM – May 28, 2PM
Open Captioned
May 12, 7:30PM – May 15, 2PM
Age Appropriateness
Recommended for grades 10 and up.
This emotional and intimate one-woman show deals with severe illness, abuse and trauma. The play contains graphic descriptions of both psychic and physiological symptoms of illness, sexual abuse, and violence.
Discussions
ACT II
Audience members are invited to remain in the theater for a second act of curated discussions. For more information, click here.
Self-Care @ A.R.T.
Free, hands-on, skill-building events presented in partnership with the Harvard Center for Wellness. For more information, click here.
