Hey, we decided to change our blog name from VDay4Men to The MENding Monologues, which is more in alignment with our mission. We are still, in spirit, VDay4Men, but we wanted to free up that site listing for the actual V-Men folks working with Eve Ensler’s V-Day.org group, who do The Vagina Monologues as part […]
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Guest Monologue from Rod Rodriguez ~ Take Back The Night
This monologue debuted at the San Diego MENding Monologues, (our sister/bro show), and it is a powerful show stopper about an attempted rape of a man’s sister 15 years ago. I’m adding it to our Northern Arizona University show on April 24, along with another monologue written by Christopher Burger called “Father Forgive Thy Self,” […]
Getting The Frat Guys To Care About Sexual Violence
To get frat guys to listen to us, we need to listen to them—without judgement. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
The MENding Monologues premiers at ASU!
We just finished performing four shows in three days at Arizona State University. Every performance was stellar, even though we didn’t know what kind of venue we were walking into. Blackbox theatre. Banquet hall. Class room. And finally an outdoor stage. The first night was a black box theatre in Mesa, at the PolyTechnic campus. […]
When a man stands up…
This is a note from Christopher Burger that he posted on FaceBook. He said so much that I wish I could express, I just decided to make a new post out of his Notes From A Weekend. Christopher Burger: You never know when someone or something will truly affect you. I have to confess that […]
Congrats to The San Diego MENding Monologues!
I went to see the The San Diego MENding Monologues, a group of men who were inspired by our work and have created their own show, using some of our material and writing much of their own. This is the second year they’ve done the show and it keeps getting better and better. I want […]
It’s All About Love: The Sedona MENding Project Brings Men and Women Together In Common Cause.
From our press release for our next show… A special performance of The Sedona MENding Project is coming to the Creative Life Center in Sedona on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7 pm. A portion of the shows proceeds will benefit a local women’s shelter and is part of Domestic Violence Awareness month. Tickets are $15. […]
A small quiet voice…
How war and domestic violence are similar. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Dr. Vaginski: “Vaginal Cosmetic surgery and why men don’t care what it looks like.
I wrote comical monologue for our first show and it has been an audience pleaser ever since. I’m an advertising copywriter, and one of my clients at the time was a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ. He wanted to start advertising Vaginal Rejuvenation and they asked me to write the copy. Being the advertising whore […]
Bath Love: “How to have 73-year-long romance with your wife.”
A 93 year old man tells a young man how to have life long love affair with your wife, along with some very unconventional birth control advice. Funny, sad and sweet. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this […]
