Friday, April 19, 2013

Suggestion: Vaginal Rejuvenation


I'm a member of an all-girls improv group called "Where Da Party At." This week we did a show at the Upstairs Gallery as guests of "Making Out with Wes Perry".  Every third Wednesday, Wes, who sings throughout the show wearing blue-glitter lip stick, invites different artists to perform; there were poets, funny staged readings, stand up comedy, and improv. It was a fantastic night – I loved the variety. And it was lovely to see so many gay performers celebrating their identity through their art alongside straight performers. Nothing gives me a boner quite like self-acceptance and inclusive communities. 

At the top of the show, we asked the audience (95% gay male) for a suggestion and quickly accepted the first thing thrown out: "vaginal rejuvenation." Although we didn't avoid the chance to indulge in some twat-centric humor, we also found an important theme: "how do you say goodbye to a part of yourself?" or as we asked one member, "How can you replace the vagina you've been through so much with?"

But mostly it was gross fun. Here's my favorite snippet of the show**:


LESLIE 
I have a question. Well, it's really more of theory. Does your vagina's hairstyle reflect the kind of man you're attracted to? I'll start. (points at vagina) I like a man with a beard. 


ALL
Ooooo, good question!


LESLIE
(to Margaret) And you like bald men! 


LAURA
And I love mohawks!


MALLORY
And I love really long hair!


RACHEL
And I love fat guys!
Gross, right? Improv is fun. 


Beards.

High and tight.

Mohawks.

Long and luscious.


**The names have been changed because we weren't all being ourselves but I don't remember whatever made-up names we assigned to each other.**




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