Women & Gender Resource
Action Center (WGRAC)

June 1, 2007
Laura R. Lockwood
Director
Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06053

To Whom this May Concern:

It is with great admiration that I write this recommendation for Maria Falzone. Ms. Falzone has performed her celebrated “Sex Rules” at Trinity College for over six years. Her polished wit combined with a gregarious personality and a very serious commentary on issues critical to college students has earned Maria an annual invitation to Trinity. I highly recommend Maria Falzone for college audiences, especially First Year students.

It is a very talented comedienne who can rouse the college aged to continuous laughter without resorting to demeaning content, and then is able to deliver incredibly serious material on safe sex, drugs, alcohol and date rape to a silenced, attentive audience. It is because of this skill combination that I invite Maria back each year, for First Year Orientation or for a later performance. Students are able to hear the serious content because she earns their respect and trust, while inviting them to open their minds to material that may have heretofore shared only with their closest friends. Students rave about her performance afterwards, and tell me they learned information they were timid to admit they knew little about. This is preventative education at its best. In my field of sexual violence education and prevention, it is a rare program that offers so much breadth of material in a mere seventy-five minutes. Students ask me all year when Maria is returning.

Maria is not only a consummate performer, but a genuinely kind and warm-hearted person. I have not only benefited from the lasting knowledge she has imparted to Trinity students, but from her friendship, as well.

I’d be very happy to provide more information should it be needed. Please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours Sincerely,
Laura R. Lockwood
Director, Women & Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC)