Ongoing: Lysistrata, Chaotic Theatre Company at City Theatre, May 28 - June 6

UPDATE: Review by Ryan E. Johnson for examiner.com, June 3

UPDATE: Review by Barry Pineo for Austin Chronicle, June 4

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The Chaotic Theatre Company presents

Lysistrata

A Comedy of Sexual Politics
May 28 - June 6
Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m.
matinees on Sundays and on Saturday, June 5
City Theatre, 3823 Airport Boulevard (behind the Shell station)
Tickets available at www.ChaoticTheatre.com

ADVISORY: This production contains, strong language, adult content and nudity.

In the near future, war and sexual appetite rule the minds and bodies of our impassioned characters. In opposition to the lustful society, Lysistrata summons the women of the land to unite in a radical act of civil disobedience;vowing to withhold all sexual contact from every man until a peace treaty is signed. Come observe the heightened tension swell, until the climax of the show releases all.

This production, directed by Michael Floyd (A Midsummer Night's Dream), moves the action out of the past and sets it in the Athens, Greece of the distant future. However, this future is eerily similar to the Greece of Aristophanes' time. Proving that history tends to repeat itself, the men are sexually addicted war mongers. Women are mistreated and viewed only as sex objects. Even the politics and dress of these future citizens echoes Ancient Greece.

The women, tired of losing their lovers and sons to war, decide to turn the tables on the men! Led by our heroine, Lysistrata, the women vow to withold all sexual contact until the men declare peace in all of Greece. This sets in motion a battle of the sexes that ends in hilarity. Punctuated by personal observations from the actors and actresses themselves, the production sets out to not only make you laugh but also to think about the state of sexuality in our modern society.

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