Lysistrata - Director's Concept

Lysistrata - Director's Concept

1. Equal Pay War

   • The Ford sewing Machinists Strike of 1968
     • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_sewing_machinists_strike_of_1968
     • Prime Minister as the Magistrate/ Government Image
     • Parliament/or Town Hall as the acropolis
     • use of popular songs in the early 70's
       • http://www.allmusic.com/album/am-gold-early-70s-classics-mw0001431881  women singers of the 70's: http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Pinupip/top_divas_of_the_70s/
       • Cockney, Exaggerated Police for Comedy
     • Could be set outside? or in a theatre
       • backdrop could be articles on equality

2. Modern Female Empowerment that could play/represent Lysistrata

   • Taken from: http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/g4201/famous-feminists-throughout-history/
   • Emma Watson
   • The Suffragettes
     • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette
   • Rosie the Riveter
     • Simone de Beauvoir
       • http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/g2287/greatest-feminists-all-time/?slide=10
   • Eva Peron
   • Betty Friedan
   • Gloria Stienem
   • Bell Hooks
   • Coretta Scott King
   • Maya Angelou
   • Malala
     • http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/g2287/greatest-feminists-all-time/?slide=20
   • Beyonce
   • Emmeline Pankhust
     • http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/g2287/greatest-feminists-all-time/?slide=7
   • The Dagenham Women
     • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11420445
     • Could also play all the women

3. War with the Palestinians and the Isralites

   • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict
   • Gaza Strip as Athens Israel as Sparta
   • balaclavas used as masks
   • performed outside

4. Key Scenes

   • Lysis, Calonice, Myrrhine, Lampito & other women gather to take the oath
   • Arrival of Old Men Chorus who light a fire. Stratyllis & Men's Leader insult eachother. Old women put out fire.
   • Magistrate use police to break into acropolis. Lysis explains issue to Magist. Old Women Chorus dress Magis in women clothes. explanation of the wool metaphor.

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