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Lysistrata Aristophanes

Lysistrata read by the Classics Drama Company at DePaul The Classics Drama Company at
DePaul is a new gathering of Thespians and Classicists dedicated to perfonning and
understanding ancient literature.

First perfomned in classical Athens c. 411 BCE, Aristophanes’ Lysistrata is the original battle
of the sexes. One woman, Lysistrata, brings together the women of all Greece, exhorting them
to withhold sexual contact from all men in order that they negotiate a treaty. Double entendres
abound as men of Greece attempt to keep Lysistrata and her prurient gang from putting an end
to the Peloponnesian war. Notably risque, this comic drama sheds light on gender relations in
ancient Athens.

Lysistrata: Courtney Nehls
Calonice; Natalie Chavez
Mynliine: Thu Hien Pham
Lampito: Nick Marotta
Slra^llis: Maggie Hogan
Magistrate: Ryan Keifer
Cinesias: Neil Looinis
Spartan Herald: Maggie Hogan
Envoys: Maggie Hogan, Neil Loomis

Athenians: Courtney Nehls, Natalie Chavez, Ttiu Hien F^ann, Nicholas Marotta, Maggie Hogan, Neil Loomis.

Chorus of Women: Courtney Neshia, Natalie Chavez, Thu Hien Pham, Maggie Hogan, Neil Loomis
Magistrate: Ryan Keifer
Spartan Herald: Maggie Hogan

Chorus of Old Men: Nicholas Marotta, Ryan Keifer Neil Loomis, Maggie Hogan
Porter, Market Idlers, etc: Nicholas Marotta, Maggie Hogan, Neil Loomis

Total running time: 1:17:53

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Lysistrata _ Aristophanes