Guerilla Girls on Tour, an internationally acclaimed anonymous theater collective, will bring its unique satirical production to the University of Houston Thursday, Feb. 9.

The group will perform “Feminists are Funny” at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building’s Dudley Recital Hall. The free performance is in conjunction with Blaffer Gallery’s latest exhibition, “Girls’ Night Out,” which will run through April 1.

The 70-minute play addresses the lack of opportunities for women and people of color and explores the combination of performance and visual art. It is an energetic romp through their “herstory”; an up-to-date account of their latest actions in politics, the performing arts and the media; a re-creation of some of their street theatre protests; and a look at some of the funniest female activists and their accomplishments. The performance ends with an audience discussion.

The Guerrilla Girls on Tour creates original plays, street actions, visual work and residency programs that dramatize women’s history and advocate on behalf of women artists and artists of color. In order to put the focus of their work on the issues they address, each member works under the name of a dead female artist and performs wearing a gorilla mask.

The event is sponsored by the Blaffer Gallery, the Women Studies Program and The Women’s Resource Center.

Claudia Schmuckli
cschmuckli@uh.edu