A LYSISTRATA

Schedule

Wed Jun 14 2023 at 07:00 pm to 09:15 pm

Location

Alumnae Theatre | Toronto, ON

If tragedy plus time equals comedy, then comedy plus time equals something different.
About this Event

WARNING: This play contains sexual content and coarse language. It is intended for mature audiences only.

Hot on the heels of February’s Fresh Picks: The Sandra Kerr New Play Festival, act2studioWORKS -- Toronto's premier theatre company for older adults -- returns to the stage with A LYSISTRATA, a fresh, sexy, and fiercely political take on one of the oldest and most beloved comedies of western canon: Aristophanes' Lysistrata.

Aristophanes’ classic tells the story of Lysistrata, an Athenian woman who leads the women of Greece in a sex strike in order to compel their men to end the Peloponnesian War. Featuring a brand-new translation written by company members, act2studioWORKS’s version interrogates the politics and legacy of that original, asking pointed questions about feminism, sex, womanhood, and political activism.

Led by award-winning director and act2studioWORKS's Artistic Director Nicole Wilson, A LYSISTRATA features an ensemble cast of seventeen WORKS members. Punchy, powerful, and contemporary, the show puts past and present into conversation with each other. Alongside the young women of Athens featured in Aristophanes’ original, A LYSISTRATA interrogates the ageism of that older work by giving new voices to characters only briefly mentioned in the older version: the “old women,” who are responsible for seizing the treasury and holding the acropolis hostage.

By bringing these new characters into collision with the originals, including Lysistrata herself, A LYSISTRATA invites the audience to ask: what tactics are appropriate to political change? What place does sex have within multi-generational feminist politics? How can feminism better accommodate queer and gender-nonconforming bodies? And what does it mean to be truly a revolutionary?

Please note:

  • This is a LIVE event -- not online.
  • Tickets will be offered at 3 price levels: $18, $25, and $30, with Eventbrite's non-refundable fee added to whichever ticket price you choose.
  • All seats are General Admission.
  • If not already sold out, tickets will be available at the door on a CASH ONLY basis.
  • We encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance, in order to avoid disappointment, as seating is limited.
  • The doors will open 30 minutes prior to each performance.
  • Latecomers will not be admitted.
  • The running time of the show is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
  • Alumnae Theatre is fully accessible.
  • In accordance with our current COVID-19 policy, all staff and patrons will be required to wear masks in the theatre and lobby. We will have disposable masks available for any patrons requiring them.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

We hope you enjoy the show!

Where is it happening?

Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto, Canada
Tickets

CAD 18.00 to CAD 30.00

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