A boistrous, contemporary version of Aristophanes' classic anti-war comedy that flip-flops from 411 B.C. to the present. Lysistrata and the women of Greece meet a narrow-minded patriarchy head-on when they refuse to have sex with their husbands until war between Athens and Sparta is stopped.
Keywords: Aristophanes, adaptation, greek theatre, comedy, sexual politics, anti-war, Athens, Sparta, patriarchy
First Produced: 1995 at Malaspina University-College Theatre, B.C.
Running TIme: 90 minutes
Acts: 2
Male Cast: 7
Female Cast: 7
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Cover art by Catherine Hahn.