Welcome to the home of Duluth's original comedy theatre. Colder by the Lake
is proud to sponsor this exciting event:
THE LYSISTRATA
PROJECT
A WORLDWIDE THEATER EVENT TO PROTEST
THE WAR IN IRAQ
(IN A LIVELY AND
HUMOROUS YET GRAVELY URGENT WAY)
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Monday, March 3
7:30 PM
1801 East 1st Street
(Quaker meeting building)
Duluth MN
Suggested donation: $10 |
This public reading of
Lysistrata is part of
the international Lysistrata Project, in which theater artists from all over
the world are raising their collective voices in protest against a possible
U.S. war with Iraq by producing readings of this classic anti-war comedy …
all on the same day! This theatrical act of dissent is the first ever
worldwide theater event for peace.
Written by ancient Greek
dramatist Aristophanes),
Lysistrata
tells the story of a group of
women from opposing city-states who unite in Athens to end the Peloponnesian
War. After taking over the building where public funds are kept, the women
rise up to end the war by withholding sex from their mates—until, desperate
for intimacy, the men finally agree to lay down their swords and find a way
to achieve peace through diplomacy.
March 3 will
be a spirited, humorous evening of theater and dialogue, including a reading
of the play featuring these artists, community members, and activists:
Julie Ahasay
Bill Bastian
Rabbi Amy Bernstein
Kathleen Busche
Pat Castellano
Nancy Fitzgerald
Jamie Harvie
Carol Ann Howe
Frank Jewell
Joe Kelly |
Gary Kruchowski
Drew Mannetter
Nancy Nelson
Bruce Ojard
Margi Preus
Cheryl Reitan
Joel Sipress
Jean Sramek
Susan van Druten |
Cast of Lysistrata, March 3,
2003 at Quaker meeting building, Duluth, Minnesota
A discussion
will follow the reading. The
event will provide an entrée into a healthy community dialogue, and will
raise money for peace and human rights.
The event is free and open to the
public. Suggested donation is $10 and proceeds will go to benefit
Madre, an international women's peace
organization, and their Every Child Has a Name project.
For more information:
The Lysistrata Project
website
Or contact
info@colderbythelake.com
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***And hey ... coming up this
August, Renegade
Comedy Theatre is staging an adaptation of Lysistrata too! ***
An important organization:
. Faculty Against War.
The site includes lots of great links, event listings, information about why
you should oppose the war in Iraq, and where to get lawn signs and
bumperstickers.
