Move Over, Monologues; Penis Takes Stage
 

Move over, 'Monologues': penis takes stage Tue Aug
2,10:56 AM ET

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Challenged by female pride after
the success of the Hebrew-language version of "The
Vagina Monologues," an Israeli playwright has put the
penis center-stage.

Rafael Milo-Amar said Tuesday that his one-man show,
"The Holy Phallus," was inspired by a disparaging
remark one of the Israeli actresses in the local
production of Eve Ensler's celebrated play had made
about the male member.

"She said there was nothing to say about the penis. I
told myself, 'I have something to tell her about the
penis'," Milo-Amar told the Jerusalem Post.

According to the newspaper, The Holy Phallus is an
extended monologue touching on rape, passion,
handicaps, homosexuality and loneliness. A public
relations agent for the play said it does not involve
nudity.

Reviews have been mixed and Milo-Amar reported casting
problems before he settled on bald-headed actor Yuval
Cohen.

"At the end of shows people come and tell me, 'Wow
what a great penis you are.' I take that as a
compliment now," Cohen told the Jerusalem Post.