Feminists Are Funny at Trinity’s New Players Theatre

Feminists Are Funny

Trinity’s New Players Theatre

Trinity College Dublin is pleased to announce that Guerrilla Girls On Tour, an internationally acclaimed anonymous theatre collective, will be performing on Monday, February 25 at 6.30pm and 9 pm, at the New Players Theatre, in Trinity College. Guerrilla Girls on Tour will bring to Dublin a live performance entitled Feminists Are Funny, which addresses the lack of opportunities for women and people of colour and explores the combination of performance and visual art. Guerrilla Girls On Tour will develop a site specific version of the work, exploring the history of feminism in Ireland and highlighting some female leaders of the Irish women’s movement. In order to put the focus of their work on the issues they address each member works under the name of a dead woman and performs wearing a gorilla mask.The 90-minute play is an energetic romp through their herstory; an up-to-date account of their latest actions in politics, the performing arts and the media; a recreation of some of their street theatre protests and a look at some of the funniest female activists and their accomplishments. The performance ends with a lively discussion with the audience and will serve to educate the community about the current state of sexism at the same time proving that feminists are funny.

The group will also facilitate two of their renowned workshops, for 30 Trinity students each, on Saturday Feb 23rd (from 10am to 1pm) and on Tuesday Feb 26th (from 3 to 6pm) as part of their visit. Centred around the groups' experience in activism and performance, the Guerrilla Girls On Tour's workshops, on Saturday in Poster Making, and on Tuesday, in Street Theatre Tactics, are perfect for anyone who wishes to explore developing their creative potential and learning about using performance behaviour and communication as a way to build a bridge between communities. reserve your place at
ggot@csc.tcd. ie, or pop along on the day and see if you can get a spot!Guerrilla Girl on Tour member Aphra Behn commented on the history of women in Irish theatre: “Like women in theatre history in the US you really have to dig into the back pages and footnotes of theatre history books to find out anything about women in Irish Theatre history. Yes we all know about Beckett, O'Neill and Joyce but what about Lady Augusta Gregory, Charlotte Cushman and Anna Brenko? It's time for women in theatre history to have their own place in the front pages of the history books.”Guerrilla Girls On Tour creates original plays, street actions, visual work and residency programs that dramatise women’s history and advocate on behalf of women and artists of colour. The 26-member troupe has toured through 30 states and 7 countries, including southern Georgia (U.S.), Eastern Europe and South America. GGOT is a diverse company of theatre artists and comediennes and they have been featured by the Village Voice, The New York Times, i-D Magazine, and the BBC. They can be reached through www.guerrillagirlso ntour.com, or enquiries can be forwarded to them through the Press Manager at mychajlm@tcd. ie

MORECONT’D Anonymous feminist theatre troupe Guerrilla Girls On Tour perform Feminists Are Funny at Trinity’s New Players TheatreDetails:Time: 2 Performances on Monday, February 25th, at 7 pm and 9 pm.

Location: New Players Theatre, Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity CollegeTickets: €8 ggot@csc.tcd. ie