New York, June 12, 2006 – "Until the Violence Stops", a two-week festival dedicated to bringing attention to the issue of violence against women, opened on Monday with some very outspoken – and talented – women participating. Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, legendary Marian Seldes and Jane Fonda came together at Studio 54 for a reading of Eve Ensler’s Necessary Targets. Folks were mildly surprised that Kerry Washington was wearing jeans and a tank top, but she had come directly from a movie set, and was still in costume. The reading benefited V-Day, the global anti-violence movement that playwright Ensler founded. For information on the festival’s program of theater, spoken word, art and panel discussion events,check out www.vday.org.