Lysistrata

Ancient Greece and modern politics come together in this classic burlesque comedy, presented by the Hudson Valley Community College Theatre Department, directed by Isaac Scranton

Lysistrata is a comedic play by Aristophanes, first performed in Athens in 411 BCE, about women who withhold sex from their husbands to force an end to the Peloponnesian War. Led by the Athenian woman Lysistrata, women from various Greek cities, including Sparta and Thebes, take an oath to refuse their husbands until a peace treaty is signed. The play uses this "sex strike" to explore themes of war, peace, and the role of women in a patriarchal society.

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