Slut Walk or A Play About Marilyn Monroe

by Liana Asim

“Slut Walk or A Play about Marilyn Monroe” flip-flops from the present to the past by way of an androgynous disc jockey/guide known as “Soundtrack” who spins records and relevant images from center stage. In the wake of her grandmother’s death, Emma, our protagonist, joins a slut walk demonstration to protest sexual violence. While managing her grandmother’s estate, she discovers a treasure trove of Marilyn...

“Slut Walk or A Play about Marilyn Monroe” flip-flops from the present to the past by way of an androgynous disc jockey/guide known as “Soundtrack” who spins records and relevant images from center stage. In the wake of her grandmother’s death, Emma, our protagonist, joins a slut walk demonstration to protest sexual violence. While managing her grandmother’s estate, she discovers a treasure trove of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia. She decides to write her senior thesis on Marilyn and slowly begins to identify with her, transforming herself to look like the tragic sex goddess. Emma discovers her own sexual identity in the course of uncovering Marilyn’s secrets, leading her to the identity of the sexual predator who has also been terrorizing her campus.

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Slut Walk or A Play About Marilyn Monroe

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  • Rosa Nagle: Slut Walk or A Play About Marilyn Monroe

    I was intrigued by this play as a 10-minute. I love this full-length. Past and present interweave seamlessly. Space and time move fluidly as we're shown ideas of the past about femininity and female sexuality haven't changed much. We know. How many times have we heard a rape victim "deserving" her fate because she wore tight clothes? Marilyn, sadly, treated like a "slut" by the studios and men in her life, represents the "perfect" blonde beauty, reliant on powerful men, and used as an object. Abused. Talent for a young woman comes second to her beauty, today, as in 1962.

    I was intrigued by this play as a 10-minute. I love this full-length. Past and present interweave seamlessly. Space and time move fluidly as we're shown ideas of the past about femininity and female sexuality haven't changed much. We know. How many times have we heard a rape victim "deserving" her fate because she wore tight clothes? Marilyn, sadly, treated like a "slut" by the studios and men in her life, represents the "perfect" blonde beauty, reliant on powerful men, and used as an object. Abused. Talent for a young woman comes second to her beauty, today, as in 1962.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Our Voices VIII (festival of women playwrights), Year 2014