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STRATYLLIS: "...You have squandered the surplus your predecessors amassed,
the money set aside for our security
that perhaps would have been safer in a locked box..."

Shirley Oliver as Stratyllis in ReAct's staged reading of Lysistrata as part of the Lysistrata Project.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Cast

(in order of appearance)

Narrator
Jeannette LeGault
Lysistrata
Gail Wamba
Kalonike
Ellen Dessler
Myrrhine
Audrey R. Fan
First Woman
Deniece Bleha
Second Woman
Lee Ann Hittenberger
Third Woman
Jeannette LeGault
Lapito
Nina R. Ruchirat
Kritylla
Nora Ludden
Ismenia
Eloisa Cardona
First Man
Julian Schrenzel
Second Man
Stan Asis
Stattylis
Shirley Oliver
Secretary of Defense
T.J. Langley
Kinesias
Tony K. Nam
Foreign Ambassador
Julian Schrenzel


Directed by
David Hsieh


The Crew

House Technician & Manager
David Hsieh
Venue Support
Gregory Berry


 
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Lysistrata


By Aristophanes
30 Minute Adaptation by David Hsieh

Staged Reading

March 3, 2003
The Elliott Bay Book Company



The Program

The Setting

The near future.

SCENE 1
In front of Lysistrata's House

SCENE 2
The Capitol Bulding, Washington, D.C.


KALONIKE: "But if we give up...what you said, will it really bring peace?"
Ellen Dessler as Kalonike, Gail
Wamba as Lysistrata and Nina
Ruchirat as Lampito in ReAct's
Lysistrata Project presentation.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

LYSISTRATA: "That will be our first order of business! End the war!"
T.J. Langley as the Secretary
of Defense and Gail Wamba as
Lysistrata in a scene from ReAct's
Lysistrata Project staged reading.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Lysistrata

was first performed in Ancient Greece approximately 3000 years ago.

Production Notes

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Lysistrata by Aristophanes belongs in the public domain.
ReAct's presentation of David Hsieh's original adaptation of Lysistrata was the first public reading.


KINESIAS: "My name is Randy Penis, I mean Kinesias, the son of Woody Kinesias,...of the Long Island Kinesiases."
Tony Nam as Kinesias with
Gail Wamba as Lysistrata
performing in ReAct's staged
reading of Lysistrata.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

FIRST MAN: "Who could have imagined? Our wives have take over our country. They won't get away with it. Let's burn them out."
Julian Schrenzel as First Man and
Stan Asis as Second Man in ReAct's
staged reading ofLysistrata.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Special Thanks To...

The Cast & Crew for production support
The Elliott Bay Book Company for venue hosting, loaned set pieces and props
George Paul Glanzman for production support
Karen Maeda-Allman for organizational support
The Moseley Family for loaned props
Rain City Projects for publicity support
Rick Simonson for organizational support

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