mentorship , counseling , and case management . OCTOBER 20 : Arena Stage presents My Body No Choice , featuring V ’ s piece “ Battered Baby ,” performed by Dani Stoller . My Body No Choice was Molly Smith ’ s final directorial venture for Arena Stage , and included eight of America ’ s most exciting female playwrights ’ writing on what choice means to them through the telling of fiction and non-fiction stories rooted in personal experience . NOVEMBER 8 - 21 : WILD Workshop and Inviteonly reading of WILD , written by V ( formerly Eve Ensler ) composed by Justin Tranter , Caroline Pennell , lyrics by Justin Tranter , Caroline Pennell , and V ( formerly Eve Ensler ), with additional contributions from Eren Cannata and Idina Menzel , directed by Diane Paulus . Produced by Tony Montenieri and The American Repertory Theatre , WILD is a new musical fable about a single mother struggling to hold on to her family farm and connect with her teenage daughter , whose determination to save the planet endows her and her friends with powers they never knew they had . The reading was generously supported by Carole Black , Lisa Schejola Akin , Maria Cole , and Pat Mitchell . DECEMBER 1 : The Promise and Limits of Restitution : Returning to ‘ Congo ’ - V in conversation with Bayo Akomolafe . As part of the Democracy & Belonging Forum ’ s ongoing series , “ The Edges in the Middle ,” V and Global Senior Fellow Bayo Akomolafe explored ‘ Congo ’ - not merely as a country in Central Africa and site City of Joy , but as a useful metaphor to explore contemporary politics . DECEMBER 16-19 : Voices Launch in Accra , Ghana JANUARY 23 : Closed reading of The Apology in New York City JANUARY 31 : Reckoning released JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 15 :
Reckoning Book Tour JANUARY 31 : Enoch Pratt Library ( Baltimore ) - V in conversation with Derecka Purnell FEBRUARY 1 : An Evening of Reckoning and Rising at 92NY FEBRUARY 2 : Harvard Bookstore ( Cambridge ) - V in Conversation with Diane Paulus FEBRUARY 6 : Parnassus Books ( Nashville , TN ) - V in conversation with owner and author Ann Patchett FEBRUARY 7 : Politics and Prose ( Washington , DC ) - V in conversation with Rachel Louise Snyder FEBRUARY : Oblong Books ( Rhinebeck ) - V in conversation with Elizabeth Lesser FEBRUARY 28 : Kerry Washington and V release Our Solidarity Talks , a video for the Othering and Belonging Institute . Their conversation reflected on their relationship as activists and artists , as well as the importance — and challenge — of working across racial lines and standing up for each other . APRIL 19 : Center for Fiction ( Brooklyn ) - V in conversation with Carole Zimmer APRIL 22 : Los Angeles Festival of Books - V in conversation with Kevin Powell and Raquel Gutiérrez MAY 7 : Bay Area Book Festival ( Berkeley ) APRIL 28 : V to speak at Jaqcui Lewis ’ conference , Freedom Rising