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Guerilla Girls’ will Make Tour Stop at CCSU

 NEW BRITAIN (February 29, 2008) “Feminists are Funny,” according to “The Guerilla Girls on Tour” whose tour includes a stop on the campus of Central Connecticut State University, March 4.

The New York-based comedy ensemble, which actually has a serious focus, but uses humor to get its points across, creates original productions dealing with the roles of women and racial minorities in art, theatre, and politics.  The local performance is scheduled to take place in the Torp Theatre, in CCSU’s administration building, Lawrence J. Davidson Hall, at 7 p.m.  The event is free and open to the public

The troupe will also appear the following day at a luncheon and lecture session, from 12-noon - 1:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall, at the CCSU Student Center. The March 5 presentation is part of the annual Women's History Month Luncheon.  Tickets for the Luncheon are $20 and can be purchased through the CENtix Box Office (832-1989). 

Titled "Creating a Feminist Performance" the sit-down session will  deal with issues such as theatre, art, performance, history, feminism, politics and social movements and will include a question and answer period.

Both events are sponsored by the CCSU Committee on the Concern's of Women with additional sponsorship by the School of Arts & Sciences Diversity Initiative, The Ruthe Boyea Women’s Center, and the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.

Parking on campus is free to those attending either event.

For further information contact: Heather Munro Prescott Prescott@ccsu.edu; 832-2809.

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