Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Ben Atherton Zeman" <>]

"Sex Signals" is a great performance that gets at some of the more subtle 
nuances of sexual assault and consent.  It uses humor to get past some of 
the defensiveness that students may have in talking about this topic.  Both 
times I've seen the performance (in Rhode Island and at UMass-Amherst), 
they've been well received both by students and by the college staff.  
They're also very accomodating to feedback and seem to have a commitment to 
working with local sexual assault programs - even though they weren't booked 
through you, they'd be open to communicating before and after the show, I'm 
sure.

It's sad that you had to hear about them late in the game.  I've had that 
experience several times and it's frustrating - I'll hear about some event 
by reading a flyer, when the agency I work for should have been contacted 
much sooner.  Now that I do similar performances myself, I have included in 
my contract rider a clause that mandates that the host contact the local 
sexual assault agency, and give me their contact info as well - I think 
other performers should do this also, to avoid situations such as the one 
you're in.  - Ben

Ben Atherton Zeman
Actor, Comedian, Feminist and Husband
Presenting a One-Man Play, "Voices of Men"