On April 12^th 2010 Rosario Dawson (Kids, Seven Pounds, 25^th Hour, Rent) will direct a benefit reading of selections from Eve Ensler’s newest book, “I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World”. The reading will be produced by Lori E. Seid (Obie, Bessie, and Theatre Craft Award winner) and will feature 20 teenage girls who are members of the Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York.

I Am an Emotional Creature chronicles stories inspired by girls around the globe. Girls today often find themselves in a struggle between remaining strong and true to themselves, and conforming to society's expectations in an attempt to please. I Am an Emotional Creature is a celebration of the authentic voice inside every girl and an inspiring call to action for girls everywhere to speak up, follow their dreams, and become the women they were always meant to be. 

WHEN:             Monday April 12^th, 2010

TIME:                6:30pm

WHERE:           P.S. 122, 150 1st Avenue (@ 9th Street), New York, NY 10009

TICKETS:         http://girlsclub.org/about/vgirls

-General Admission Seating: $25

-Sponsor Seating: $50 sponsors you and a Girls Club Member to attend the production

-VIP Seating: $99 VIP reception after the show + sponsors you and a Girls Club mother and daughter to attend the production and reception

The Lower Eastside Girls Club provides a place where girls and young women 8-23 can grow, learn, have fun, and develop confidence in themselves and their ability to make a difference in the world. By delivering strong arts, literacy, science, health and leadership programs we provide girls with the vision to plan – and the tools to build – their future. All Girls Club programs develop environmental, entrepreneurial and ethical leadership in the girls we serve. The Girls Club was chosen by Eve Ensler to be a pilot site for the I Am an Emotional Creature reading and curriculum, which promotes youth-led activism around issues of violence against women.