Mankinds First Comedy...Womankinds Last Laugh!
LYSISTRATA
by Aristophanes
adapted by Todd Olson
& T. Scott Wooten
EXTENDED thru April 11!
"Pay What You Can" night -
Tuesday, April 7 @ 7:30 pm

Co-sponsored by ABC Bicycles and Beth Houghton & Scott Wagman

American Stage Theatre Company performs its final play in its current building, Aristophanes' classic Greek comedy Lysistrata, running March 11 thru April 11, before moving into its new theater.

"No sex, please, we're Greek" is the theme of Aristophanes' famous comedy Lysistrata, first performed in 411 B.C. The Peloponnesian War has been raging for two decades and the women are tired of it. So one brave lady - Lysistrata - has a plan. She gathers all of the women together to agree to a pact: no sex until the war is over. What happens then when the men return for a little R&R is bawdy, naughty, funny, sexy and shows again why the original Greek comedy is still so popular 2,500 years after it played at the Parthenon in Athens. The first Greek play in American Stage's history may well be the sexy sensation of the theatregoing season!

Adapted by Todd Olson and T. Scott Wooten, Lysistrata is directed by Olson, and stars Steven Clark Pachosa, Drew DeCaro, Julie Rowe, and American Stage newcomers Sam Brown, Jon Gennari and Francine Wolf.

"In theatre it's always exciting when you can look back to the classics and find a play that is so relevant to what is happening today, and this hilarious statement on war without end is as timely today as it ever was." said Todd Olson, producing artistic director. "We are very excited about performing the first comedy ever written as the final Mainstage production in our current building."

For tickets, please call the American Stage Box Office at (727) 823-PLAY (7529) or