Synopses & Reviews
"SLUT is truthful, raw, and immediate! Experience this play and witness what American young women live with everyday."Gloria Steinem
Remember the slut at your school? Whether used as a slur or reclaimed as an expression of sexy confidence, this word has been used as an acceptable excuse for rape, bullying, and the sexual double standard. In the spirit of The Vagina Monologues, this riveting, critically acclaimed play, written in collaboration with New York City high school students, sheds light on enduring feminist issues. The play is accompanied by production notes, a guide for talk-backs, and provocative essays by Carol Gilligan, Jennifer Baumgardner, and Jarrod Chin of Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), among others, providing the resources to inspire change within our communities and ourselves.
An edition of the play only (without commentary) is also available.
Katie Cappiello and Meg McInerney are the creative director and managing director of the revolutionary feminist acting school The Arts Effect. In their ten years of teaching, they have brought theater arts programming to public, private, and special education schools worldwide. Their work has been hailed by Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Eve Ensler, Kathy Najimy, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler, and they have been honored by The National Women's Hall of Fame and The United States Congress for their dedicated, cutting-edge work empowering young girls.
Jennifer Baumgardner is the executive director of The Feminist Press at CUNY as well as an author, activist, and filmmaker.
Review
"SLUT is truthful, raw and immediate! Experience this play and witness what American young women live with every day."
Gloria Steinem
"SLUT resonates to the core. Its a call to arms, a wake up call. Its harrowing and terrifying but also steadying and inspiring. It reminds us that we have work to do.”
Elizabeth Cuthrell, founder of Evenstar Films, producer of Jesus Son and Meeks Cutoff
"Katie Cappiellos powerhouse script examines the double standard that celebrates sexual activity by boys but denigrates it for girls."
Valerie David, Time Out New York
"SLUT is
[a] breathtakingly brave, honest and brutal look at the reality of violence against women.”
Kathy Najimy, actress and activist, Ms. Magazines 2005 Woman of the Year
"First and foremost, SLUT takes direct aim at slut-shaming."
Eleanor Bader, RH Reality Check
"A gutsy feminist play."
Gabrielle Korn, NYLON
"The explicit link between slut-shaming, and the way its used as a weapon against girls and against women whove been sexually assaulted...is the most valuable part of [the] book."
Rachel Kramer Bussel, DAME
Synopsis
A riveting, true-to-life play and provocative essays examine rape and bullying culture, offering resources for survivors and bystanders.
Synopsis
"She's such a slut." Sound familiar?
Whether used as a slur or reclaimed as an expression of confidence, the word slut justifies rape, bullying, and the sexual double standard. By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, SLUT captures the real lives of teens and young adults as they negotiate sex and the cruel scapegoating that still hobbles female sexuality and power. This groundbreaking play, written in collaboration with New York City high school students, and guidebook offers communities and individuals concrete tools to inspire change and stop slut. The guidebook includes production notes, a guide for talk-backs, and provocative essays by Leora Tanenbaum, Jennifer Baumgardner, Farah Tanis, Jamia Wilson, among others, providing the resources to inspire change within our communities and ourselves.
Synopsis
The basis of the forthcoming NETFLIX series Grand Army.
Hailed by Gloria Steinem as "truthful, raw, and immediate," SLUT examines sexual violence and rape culture through the eyes of high school students at a New York City high school.
"She's such a slut." Sound familiar?
When a sixteen-year-old Joey is sexually assaulted by three friends, her life is thrown into upheaval after she comes forward and realizes the extent of society's deeply-rooted sexual double standards and rape culture. By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, the play SLUT captures the real lives of teens and young adults as they negotiate sex and the cruel scapegoating that still hobbles female sexuality and power.
This groundbreaking play and guidebook, written in collaboration with New York City high school students, offers communities and individuals concrete tools to inspire change and disrupt rape culture. SLUT includes production notes, a guide for talk-backs, and provocative essays by Leora Tanenbaum, Jennifer Baumgardner, Farah Tanis, Jamia Wilson, among others, providing the resources to inspire change within our communities and ourselves.
About the Author
Katie Cappiello: Katie Cappiello is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of The Arts where she studied a combination of Drama, Women's Studies, and Applied Theater. In her 10 years of teaching, she has brought theater arts programming to public/private/special ed. schools worldwide.
Meg McInerney: Meg McInerney graduated from NYU's Tisch School of The Arts. With Katie, she was honored by The National Womens Hall of Fame and The United States Congress for their cutting-edge work empowering girls.
Jennifer Baumgardner is a well-known feminist journalist, filmmaker, speaker, and writer. She is the author of six books, including Manifesta and Look Both Ways. She is the director of two documentaries, I Had An Abortion and It Was Rape. She is the executive director and publisher of the Feminist Press.
Sarah Rankin is the Title IX Investigator for MIT, responsible for investigating allegations of sexual misconduct, training the MIT community on Title IX obligations, and developing a robust system for ensuring an environment free from harassment for all students. Previously, Sarah was the Director of Harvard Universitys Office of Sexual Assault Prevention.
Carol Gilligan is an American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her classic book, In a Different Voice.