For Immediate Release

March 20 , 2008

nebraska wesleyan theatre to perform greek comedy lysistrata

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Wesleyan University theatre will present one of the greatest anti-war plays about women, Lysistrata.

Lysistrata: A Woman’s Translation is the only modern adaptation of Aristophanes’ classic Greek comedy written entirely in rhyme. Fed up with war, the Athenian Lysistrata rallies the women of Greece to seize the Treasury, stage a sex strike, and force the men to sign a truce. Meanwhile, the Chorus of Old Men and Chorus of Old Women square off in a hilarious battle of wits and guts.

Performances are scheduled for April 3-5 and April 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. and April 5 and April 13 at 2 p.m. All shows will be held in the Enid Miller Theatre, 51st Street and Huntington Ave.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $7.50 for students 12-18 years and senior citizens, and $5 for youth under 12 years. Tickets can be reserved at the box office by calling 402.465.2384.

The following is a list of cast members:

Daykin
Jill Meyer

Elkhorn
Kyria Spooner
Joel Erwin

Gretna
Maggie Stanton

Lincoln
Spencer Smith
Alyssa Fiala
Aaron Stephenson
Tyler Reynolds
Cherie Ronhovde

North Platte
Steavie Hergenrader
Whitney Mueller

Omaha
Jess Stopak
Megan Fangmeyer

Papillion
Michelle Boykin

Schuyler
KJ Misek
Cory Misek

Iowa City, Iowa
Elizabeth Breed

Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Mollie Comfort

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Shannon Kirkpatrick
Sherrick Robinson
John Gleason Teske

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Patrick O’Hare

Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Sam Kishline

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