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Lysistrata

“Originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC, Lysistrata is a comic account of a woman’s extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city-states by wildly unconventional means. Embroiled in a bitter civil war with seemingly no end, Greece has become an epicenter of destruction and devastation. The tides are turned, however, when the bold and strong Lysistrata persuades the women of the warring cities to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace – a strategy that ultimately inflames the battle between the sexes. By denying all the men of the land any sex, the only thing they truly and deeply desire, Lysistrata deftly explores sexual relations in a male-dominated society mired in war and dysfunction… sound familiar? This production of Lysistrata features an all-female cast and crew.” — LYSISTRATA - The 5 & Dime

Cast

Character(s) Actor(s)
Lysistrata Stephanie Santiago
Kalonika Katie Johnston
Myrrhina Bethany Paolini
President of Senate Ma Bones
Kinesias Ma Bones
Lampito Paige Ruggles
Lykon Mary Schubert
Leader Old Women Chorus Sommer Farhat
Leader Young Women Chorus Rachel Sadowski
Leader Old Man’s Chorus Kenggy Bravo
Spartan Envoy Marielle Erskine
Senator Paige Ruggles, Sommer Farhat, Rachel Sadowski, Kenggy Bravo, Farah Nesargi, Deborah Reid
Young Women Chorus Marielle Erskine, Mary Schubert, Catherine Tetzlaff
Old Women Chorus Farah Nesargi, Deborah Reid
Men’s Chorus Rachel Swanzy, Cordelia Palmer, Talise Zide

Crew

Title(s) Member(s)
Director Kristin Livingston
Stage Manager Izabella Unice
Set Design Candace Dickens
Scenic Artist Katie Dawson
Lighting Judelyn “Lulu” Dixon
Costumes Franzin Ruiz
Sound Rhian Franchebois
Choreography Cenetta Baker
Props Faith Ortega, Jamee Robbins
Crew Dolly Johnson, Savannah LeNoble
Production Managers Cameron Sparks, Lee Hamby

Cast: 25  Crew: 14  Total: 39