S-E-X-Oh!

S-E-X-Oh! is a play created and performed by a theatre group from Chicago called Teatro Luna. Teatro Luna is comprised entirely of Latina women. S-E-X-Oh! deals with the sexual lives, fears, and issues of the actors. The title comes from the opening and closing scenes which has all of the actors spelling the word that was so taboo in their childhood homes, "sexo." The play was comprised of mostly unconnected scenes put together with short snipets of music between. Each scene presented an event or issue of one or more of the women. Issues such as lesbian motherhood, love, childhood sexuality, and pregnancy were discussed through small scenes and short conversations. One of the most interesting parts of the performance came in a series of dispersed scenes through out the play. At some point, each actor came to center stage and had a recorded profile of themselves played. In these short profiles, the women brought up various body issues, which were mirrored by the backdrop. The backdrop consisted of photographs of the women with written commentary of what they think about the offending body part in question. There were also intercuts of one woman discussing her job as a phone sex operator and her interactions with perverts also known as her clients. Overall, the play was able to achieve its goals of openess about sexuality and womanhood and attainment of women power.