LysistrataThe humor in LYSISTRATA is the focus of this latest adaptation. Playwright Edward Einhorn, known for his comic absurdist plays, translates the ancient Greek humor into something equally amusing to a modern audience, without losing the flavor of the ancient text. Complete with essays, selected music, and a second version of the play for inventive directors, this newest adaptation of Aristophanes' philosophical comedy focuses on three elements of the human condition that have not changed in nearly 2500 years: war, sex, and, most of all, laughter. |
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Adonis Aphrodite Aristophanes Athenians attack baby Bacchanalia beasts big a hard-on blanket burn CALONICE choral odes CHORUS WOMEN CINESIAS cock ring completely celibate CORINTHIAN crowbar cup be filled dance darling dear Demostratus drink dumped water Edward Einhorn eels entrails Eric Shanower feast fight flax flee friends fucking gates Golem Grab Greece hair helmet Henry Akona horny as possible HUNGRY TIGER PRESS husband as horny husband would respond inside the Acropolis kiss ladies LAMPITO LEADER WOMEN let my cup Listen look MAGISTRATE mattress message stick Methuselah and Shylock MYRRHINA goes inside never willingly give oh shit Oh Zeus Paradox in Oz peace Peloponnesia perfume pretty rhythm Scene seductive clothing Shylock Singing slinky gowns soon Spartan HERALD sweet talk tell Theater THEBAN Thebes there's thing treaty tries true want Lysistrata What’s What's wrong wife William Sullivan Niederkorn wine woman wonderful worry