Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

CAST:
Lysistrata - Denise Goetz

Calonike - Theresa Vosbourgh

Myrrhine - Kimberly Tubbs

Lampito - Aria

Boeotian Woman - Mary Dunay

Corinthian Woman - Julianne Hill

Commissioner - Fredrik Kaan

Men's Chorus - Greg A. West, Bailee Schreyer-Bragassa, Jim Hutchings, Kathleen Nelson

Women's Chorus - Julianne Hill, Jane Templeton, Gayle Anne Dudley, Mary Dunay

Kinesias - Jim Wagoner

Spartan Herald - Chauncey Alcott

Spartan Ambassador - Zac Vosburgh

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Directed by
Shelley Jacobs and
Greg A. West

Set Design - Greg A. West with Fredrik Kaan

Costume Design - Carolyn Richards and Greg A. West

Lighting Design & Operation - Roxanna Amidon

Set Construction - Fredrik Kaan

Set Painting - Fredrik Kaan, Mary Dunay, Bailee Shreyer-Bragassa

Sound Board Operator - Court Oyler

Set Crew - Judy Kiehart


A SPECIAL THANKS TO:

The Salida Steamplant Theatre
Bongo Billy's Salida Cafe
Downtown Bakery & Deli
Salida Conversions, LLC
Hank & Shannon Bevingtion
Bungle Jungle
Andrea Mossman

DIRECTOR'S NOTES: We are thrilled to begin our sixth season with this hilarious piece of classical Greek theatre by Aristophanes. Bawdy and irreverent, this comedy was actually banned in this country for many years. It was a lot of fun for us to put together, and the jokes really started flying after a few rehearsals.

One of our challenges for this show was to choose a script. Greek Comedy in general, and Aristophanes in particular, was very topical. The plays were written to be performed only once, and were commentary on specific people and recent events that were common knowledge to the populace. There are many translations, but each has tried to edit and generalize the jokes to be accessible to the modern audiences of their times, so the texts vary widely. We have done our best to create a production for 2008 in America.

In 411 B.C., when this play was first performed, Athens was trying to recover 20 years of wars with Sparta and a recent disastrous expedition in Sicily. The entire force, including the navy, was destroyed and Sparta and Syracuse were in positions of strength. It seemed at the time that no honorable end to the fighting was possible. It was a black time for Athens and the idea was this: 'How could this war be brought to an end with honor satisfied on all sides? Well, suppose the women.....'

--Shelley Jacobs and
Greg A. West.

Lysistrata

Performed at the Salida Steamplant Theatre March 7,8, & 9, 2008.

                        Photos by Arlene Shovald