Sex is a scarier thing than it used to be, according to Patricia Grady, coordinator of Sacramento State’s Women’s Resource Center. Grady said it is important to encourage discussion about sex and relationships, which is why the Women’s Resource Center hosted two showings of “Sex Talk” on Friday and Saturday evening in the University Union’s Hinde Auditorium.

“Sex Talk,” a series of monologues from three women on topics ranging from their characters’ virginity to dating to STDs, was written by Texas Southern University graduate Gaelika Brown. It starred Kelly Fields, Brown and Giana Montoya as “Woman one,” “Woman two,” and “Woman three,” respectively.

The play opened on a very light, entertaining note and portrayed the characters as women with only one thing on their minds: sex.

They shared their dreams of the perfect partner, the weirdest places they had “done it” and described some of the best and worst sexual experiences they had encountered. As the production progressed, more information was revealed about each of the unnamed characters that showed their vulnerability and finally left the audience to consider several somber messages about the consequences of sex.

Although the message conveyed by this play is never clearly stated, Brown hopes the audience will be able to discern it.

“I want people to leave entertained and with knowledge that sex can be fun but also have serious results,” Brown said.

The play was written in the spring of 2005 and first performed at the Silver House Theatre in Houston, Texas. This weekend’s production was only the second time the play had been performed, and Brown said she hopes to bring “Sex Talk” to other universities in the future.

Grady said that the Women’s Resource Center decided to sponsor the play based on a copy of the script and descriptions by Brown. She hadn’t seen the play before its Friday performance.

“I thought it was very well done,” Grady said, adding that she hopes the play will spark serious discussions about sex and relationships.

“It’s still hard to talk about sex because we don’t encourage it,” Grady said, adding that the Women’s Resource Center hopes to raise awareness on a variety of subjects.

“We work to empower women,” said Grady, explaining that the Women’s Resource Center not only encourages discussion regarding sexual safety and awareness, but also provides services to victims of assault or abuse.

Cody Kitaura can be reached at [email protected]