. . . a magnificent demonstration of the power of theatre to change 
the terms of public debate. The monologues make visible - live, in real 
time, in close physical proximity - women, emotions, and beliefs that 
are hidden from the non-Muslim world." Thomas Sellar, Editor, Theater
The American Repertory Theatre is pleased to invite you to the New 
England premiere of Dutch actress/writer/director Adelheid Roosen's The 
Veiled Monologues. Scheduled for one week only, from Tuesday, October 16 
through Sunday, October 21, performances will be held.at the A.R.T.'s 
Zero Arrow Theatre in Harvard Square. Details on www.amrep.org/veiled.
After acting in a production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, 
Dutch actress Adelheid Roosen approached Muslim women living in the 
Netherlands to ask them similar questions about their sexuality. The 
result - The Veiled Monologues - is a vital, surprising, and poetic 
portrait of love and relationships in the Islamic community. Each 
monologue is imbued with deep feeling and delicate detail, allowing us 
more than a glimpse into each woman's soul.

Several performances will be followed by symposia:
October 16: Post-performance discussion with members of the creative 
team, co-presented by the Harvard College Women's Center.
October 17: Post-performance panel discussion, co-presented by Harvard 
University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Committee on Degrees 
in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Tickets: Start at $39, $25 for students (based on availability.)
Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more.

For more information, visit www.amrep.org/veiled.

About the October 17th discussion
Panelists: Robin Bernstein, Assistant Professor of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and of History and Literature
Jocelyne Cesari, Director of the Islam in the West Program, Visiting Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School, and Associate at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Gideon Lester, Acting Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theatre Afsaneh Najmabadi, Professor of History and of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Adelheid Roosen, author and director of the Veiled Monologues
Location: Zero Arrow Theatre, (corner of Massachusetts Ave and Arrow St) Cambridge, MA 02138 Co-sponsored with Harvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality