Across the country, in middle schools, high schools, and on college campuses, "slut" is a word to live or die by. It's simultaneously a badge of honor and the scarlet letter, and young women everywhere struggle to walk the line.

UM Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program and UM Student Advocacy Resource Council (SARC) will present SLUT - The Play, a one-act play written by playwright and activist Katie Cappiello and developed at The Arts Effect NYC, and innovative theatre arts school for teens in New York City. The Missoula production is directed by UM graduate Hillary Sea Bard, and is cast entirely with teen actors from local Missoula high schools.

UM WGSS and SARC invite you to attend as they bring SLUT - The Play to The Crystal Theater for its first production in Missoula. This production brings audiences, activists, and artists together, and uses storytelling and theatre to amplify the vital and compelling voices of teens in the ongoing discussion of sexual assault and slut-shaming in Missoula, across the United States, and in many other communities and nations throughout the world today.

SLUT - The Play will play at The Crystal Theater, located at 515 S. Higgins, Missoula, MT 59801. Performances are October 9, 10,16, & 17 at 7:30pm, and a matinee performance on October 18 at 2:00pm.

Admission is FREE for all performances.

Reservations can be made online at: http://tinyurl.com/SlutThePlayTickets.

The Playbill can be previewed online at: http://tinyurl.com/SlutThePlayBill.

This production is made possible by a grant from The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.