The world's first
anti-war comedyStill outrageous after
2400 yearsCastleton
Fine Arts CenterMarch 20-23, 2003
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The Castleton State College Theatre Arts Department presented the Ancient Greek comedy Lysistrata, March 20-23, 2003. Written in 411 B.C. by Aristophanes, the play explores the effects of war on women. In an effort to bring their husbands home, the women of Athens and Sparta hold a sex strike until the men agree to a truce. Lysistrata had been in the news recently as theatre groups across the country gave staged readings in protest of a possible war in Iraq. The Castleton effort was a full production. Theatre professor Harry McEnerny decided last fall to direct an anti-war play. At the time, he considered a bloody Shakespearean tragedy, but decided instead on the Greek comedy. "It's a funny play with a serious message," he says. "It's the first anti-war piece and in some sense it's believable." |
Publicity photo sent to local newspapers |
