Meet the V-Day Portsmouth 2015 Cast: Lindy Ward

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Lindy Ward

Q – How long have you been involved in theater?

This will be my first theater production. I have seen the Monologues a few times, and have always dreamed of being involved and on stage! Honestly, I was petrified to be on stage, but all fears should be conquered at some point! I am not getting any younger.

Q – What made you want to be involved in V-Day this year?

I have wanted to get involved with V-Day for a long time, and decided to audition. I had zero expectation of actually being cast! I just wanted to try something new, and be involved in this cause. I am a woman, who needed to do something to feel empowered, and I truly wanted to give back in some way.

Q – Who is the most influential woman in your life?

The most influential woman in my life is my mom. I am so very lucky. My mom has always been wise beyond her years, fun, involved, and very supportive. Also, she was tough, tell it like it is and never promised me lollipops and unicorns!

Q – What or who inspires you?

My mom taught me so much about being a woman, a mother, a daughter, and she taught me how to be strong. I pride myself on being a strong woman, and the obstacles I have overcome are largely due to what she has taught me.

Get your Tickets For V-Day Portsmouth 2015 The Vagina Monologues at The Music Hall now!

10th Anniversary of V-Day Portsmouth!

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Join us for One Night Only of the 10th Anniversary of V-Day Portsmouth at The Music Hall!

We can change the story of women by helping to raise funds and awareness to end violence and be a collective voice as part of One Billion Rising for Revolution!

Back Alley Productions and V-Day Portsmouth 2015 are proud to present their final benefit performance of The Vagina Monologues, with 100% of the proceeds to benefit Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) and A Safe Place. Featuring special guests Neoteric Dance Collaborative and The Afternotes

This Performance will take place on Saturday February 21st at 8 pm and Tickets are On Sale Now!

The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, has been hailed by The New York Times as “funny” and “poignant” and by the Daily News as “intelligent” and “courageous”. This groundbreaking show gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, thoughtful and thoroughly human stories diving into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried in women’s experiences.

V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. By creating this global community, V-Day strives to empower women to find their collective voices and demand an end to the violence that affects one in three women in the U.S and around the world.

V-Day 2015: The Vagina Monologues is sponsored by Lady Pickwick’s

Megan Stelzer Design at V-Day Portsmouth

Here is a sneak peek of some of Megan’s designs for V-Day, and you could be taking one of these home with you! Megan has been donating a percentage of the proceeds from her jewelry sales to V-Day since 2010 and we are so happy to have her amazing designs back again this year!

Megan Stelzer Design KeysMegan Stelzer Design Key Necklaces

To see more of Megan’s beautiful hand crafted jewelry, visit her shop on Etsy or follow her on Facebook

Meet the Cast: Sarah Duclos

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Sarah Duclos has so many amazing talents, we don’t know where to begin! When she is not making you laugh until your sides hurt in past productions of The Vagina Monologues, or creating magic with our friends at Seven Stages Shakespeare Company she is incredibly busy with her amazing dance company,
Neoteric Dance Collaborative as both a dancer and choreographer, and with whom we are so excited to collaborate with for V-Day this year! In addition to that, you can occasionally hear her belt out a tune or two with several local musicians.

Q – How long have you been involved in theater?

“I have been dancing since I was three years old and I did my first play at Gonic Elementary School when I was 7. It was a stirring adaptation of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” I caught the bug and never looked back.”

Q – What are some of your favorite recent productions?

“My favorite recent production is most definitely Seven Stages Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, which was performed last summer at the Prescott Park Arts Festival. I had the pleasure of both choreographing and performing the show and it is one of the most artistically satisfying things I have ever done. Fabulous people, timeless material.”

Q – Have you performed in the Vagina Monologues before?

“This will be my third year in V-Day, although my first time with a NEW monologue and DANCERS from Neoteric Dance Collaborative.”

Q – What made you want to be involved in V-Day this year?

“Performing in V-DAY is a tremendously rewarding experience. It is an incredible feeling to be able to pool our collective talents as a cast and make an impact in our community while doing something that we love to do anyways!”

Q – Who is the most influential woman in your life?

“Just one? Not possible. My mother, my sister and some of my long-time dance friends who might as well be my sisters. They each move through the world in their own special way and I learn from them daily.”

Q – What or who inspires you?

“People who have the courage to follow their bliss. That is so difficult to do in the face of bills, a poor economy and “real life.” Recently, after nearly twenty years in the technology field, my sister left her job to pursue her dream of cooking. I love that. It takes serious guts to actually go after a dream and I fiercely admire people that have the tenacity to do it!”

Meet the Cast: Kiva Leatherman

Kiva Leatherman

Kiva Leatherman is an inspirational force of nature and we cannot wait for you to welcome her back to the stage and experieince her amazing performance in her first ever V-Day. You will adore her as much as we do!

Q – How long have you been involved in theater?

“Pretty much from the beginning. I wouldn’t get off of the stage at my first recital when I was three. Apparently I thought it was a fun place to be. This is my first show back in about 10 years though – I’ve been busy raising kids and am finally coming up for air.”

Q – What are some of your favorite recent productions?

“Well, as I mentioned it’s been a while, but I’ve loved playing Sophie in ‘Artist Descending a Staircase’ and Isabelle/Hypolita in Tony Kushner’s ‘The Illusion’. I’ve done so much musical theatre – I guess my favorite would be a production of ‘Pippin’ I did with a community theater in NY when I was about 16.”

Q – What made you want to be involved in V-Day this year?

“I was actually looking for auditions for my daughter, who announced that she was born to sing when she was 3, when I stumbled across the notice for V-Day. I got that feeling in my tummy like you get when you’re about to jump off of a bungee platform and I knew I had to do it!”

Q – Who is the most influential woman in your life?

“My mom, of course. Unoriginal, I know – but true. My mom is brave – she upped and moved us from her lifelong home of Tucson when she was 29 to New York, just she and I. She’s smart – she’s been an editor of a major newspaper for the last 35 years, and she loves big – there’s simply nothing she wouldn’t do for me or my kids.”

Q -What or who inspires you?

“Women inspire me – especially the ones who are committed to a life of truth and non-compromise. I see so much amazing work being done in the world by inspired women, from raising kids, to building new schools to running epic businesses. Women rock.”

Kiva Leatherman