Check out
www.vaginamonologues.com for more information. I don't know what they're going to do on HBO, but I can tell you that the monologues themselves are amazing.
Eve Ensler, the woman who wrote them, interviewed women around the country about, well, their vaginas. Some of the monologues are silly, some are sexy, some funny and some are troubing and painful -- all of them reflect the actual experiences of actual women.
When I was in law school, our Women's Law Caucus first heard about the Vagina Monologues and how colleges and universities around the country were performing them on Valentine's Day to raise awareness of women's issues, especially violence against women, and to raise money for women's organizations. We decided to perform the monologues, and I have to say it was one of the most amazing things I have ever done in my life. We were the first to do it at our university, and we got a pretty good audience and it was well received. Even more importantly, it was so empowering, for us all, as women, to be involved in something so big and so amazing. The monologue I performed was risque, but it was also funny and touching (I thought), and I felt very powerful and connected to women everywhere standing up on a stage and saying the words I said, as women at universitites around the country stood up and said the same things.
I also saw the monologues performed in Chicago, and I have to say that if you ever have the chance, go!
Sorry for rambling so long, but I just had to share!