SLUT: A Play and Guidebook for Combatting Sexism and Sexual Violence - Softcover

""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. It s a call to arms, a wake up call. It s 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 "Meek s Cutoff"

"Katie Cappiello s 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. Magazine" s 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 it s used as a weapon against girls and against women who ve been sexually assaulted...is the most valuable part of [the] book."
Rachel Kramer Bussel, "DAME"
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"Katie Cappiello s powerhouse script examines the double standard that celebrates sexual activity by boys but denigrates it for girls." "Time Out New York"

"Leading the charge to end slut shaming for good." "Teen Vogue"

"A gutsy feminist play." "NYLON" magazine

"The explicit link between slut-shaming, and the way it s used as a weapon against girls and against women who ve been sexually assaulted...is the most valuable part of [the] book." "DAME" magazine

"First and foremost, "SLUT" takes direct aim at slut-shaming." "RH Reality Check"

""SLUT" is truthful, raw and immediate! Experience this play and witness what American young women live with every day." Gloria Steinem, author of "My Life on the Road"

""SLUT" resonates to the core. It s a call to arms, a wake up call. It s harrowing and terrifying but also steadying and inspiring. It reminds us that we have work to do. Elizabeth Cuthrell, producer of "Meek s Cutoff"

""SLUT" is a breathtakingly brave, honest and brutal look at the reality of violence against women. Kathy Najimy, "Ms. Magazine" s 2005 Woman of the Year"

"Katie Cappiello s powerhouse script examines the double standard that celebrates sexual activity by boys but denigrates it for girls." Time Out New York

"Leading the charge to end slut shaming for good." Teen Vogue

"A gutsy feminist play." NYLON magazine

"The explicit link between slut-shaming, and the way it s used as a weapon against girls and against women who ve been sexually assaulted...is the most valuable part of [the] book." DAME magazine

"First and foremost, SLUT takes direct aim at slut-shaming." RH Reality Check

"SLUT is truthful, raw and immediate! Experience this play and witness what American young women live with every day." Gloria Steinem, author of My Life on the Road

"SLUT resonates to the core. It s a call to arms, a wake up call. It s harrowing and terrifying but also steadying and inspiring. It reminds us that we have work to do. Elizabeth Cuthrell, producer of Meek s Cutoff

"SLUT is a breathtakingly brave, honest and brutal look at the reality of violence against women. Kathy Najimy, Ms. Magazine s 2005 Woman of the Year

"Katie Cappiello's powerhouse script examines the double standard that celebrates sexual activity by boys but denigrates it for girls." --Time Out New York

"Leading the charge to end slut shaming for good." --Teen Vogue

"A gutsy feminist play." --NYLON magazine

"The explicit link between slut-shaming, and the way it's used as a weapon against girls and against women who've been sexually assaulted...is the most valuable part of [the] book." --DAME magazine

"First and foremost, SLUT takes direct aim at slut-shaming." --RH Reality Check

"SLUT is truthful, raw and immediate! Experience this play and witness what American young women live with every day." --Gloria Steinem, author of My Life on the Road

"SLUT resonates to the core. It's a call to arms, a wake up call. It's harrowing and terrifying but also steadying and inspiring. It reminds us that we have work to do." --Elizabeth Cuthrell, producer of Meek's Cutoff

"SLUT is a breathtakingly brave, honest and brutal look at the reality of violence against women." --Kathy Najimy, Ms. Magazine's 2005 Woman of the Year

"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 ofThe 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.