The Three Divas - that's me, Brenda Elsagher and Rox Tarrant in the photo above - took over the Northern Minnesota town of Crookston on September 25 when we performed at the amazing breast cancer research fundraiser "Shirley's BRAdway Show"! The event was a smashing success and I invite you check out this link for a review of the show.
Not to brag but the Three Divas are three hiliarious and yes, plus size, women who perform stand up comedy that is positive, real and inspiring. We dispel the stereotype that is often found in the stand up comedy world that women cannot work together because they all talk about the same thing (that is the subject of an entirely separate post) while we cover topics as diverse as our own lives ranging from being married to a Muslim Egyptian (Brenda), size acceptance (Jodie) and the kookiness of family (Rox). Each of us refuses to conform to society's expectations of women as it pertains to size and body acceptance, instead choosing to celebrate the women we are at this very moment which is big, beautiful, and frickin' hilarious!
So, our thanks to Shirley Reitmeier the superwoman who organized this amazing event in less than two months and had a sell-out crowd of almost 400. And thanks also to Renee Wall Rongen who MC'd the show and is an accomplished public speaker in her own right. And by the way, wears a boa made entirely of bras really really well! Maybe you had to be there....
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