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Overview
Synopsis
What does it take to find school spirit and win a basketball game? Lysistrata Jones is a new transfer student to Athens U., and is shocked at the apathy and lack of school spirit amongst her friends. First she tries to create a cheerleading squad and a team mascot to drum up support. When that doesn’t work, she takes inspiration from Aristophanes’ play in which wives goes on a sex strike until the men quit fighting the Peloponnesian War. Lysistrata gathers the girls around her to take a pledge to give up “giving it up.” Guided by Hetaira, the narrator and chorus, Lysistrata vows to inspire and motivate the students around her to find their passion for their school and each other. Lysistrata Jones, with its pop score and tongue-in-cheek references to classical Greece, is a fun and energetic musical for college-age performers and audiences alike.
Show Information
- Book
- Douglas Carter Beane
- Music
- Lewis Flinn
- Lyrics
- Lewis Flinn
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2011
- Genres
- Comedy
- Settings
- Contemporary, Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- Athens University, present day
- Cast Size
- medium
- Orchestra Size
- Rock Combo
- Dancing
- Heavy
- Licensor
- Concord Theatricals
- Ideal For
- College/University, Community Theatre, Diverse Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Includes Late Teen, Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano, Alto |
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Supporting |
Male |
Tenor, Baritone |
|
Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
Supporting |
Male |
Tenor |
|
Supporting |
Male |
Tenor, Baritone |
|
Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
Supporting |
Male |
Tenor, Baritone |
|
Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
Supporting |
Male |
Tenor, Baritone |
|
Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
Supporting |
Male |
Tenor, Baritone |
Songs
Act I
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*Right Now – Company
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*Party Time – Right Now – Hetaira & Company
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Just Once – Lysistrata and Robin
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*Change the World – Lysistrata & Girls
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*No More Giving It Up – Girls
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*Lay Low – Mick, Cinesias & Boys
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*I Don't Think So – Hetaira & Girls
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*You Go Your Way – Company
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Where Am I Now? – Lysistrata
Act II
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*Writing on the Wall – Hetaira & Company
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Hold On – Xander, Lysistrata & Hetaira
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Don't Judge a Book – Myrrhine & Cinesias
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Right Now Operetta – Company
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When She Smiles – Mick
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*Hold On – Reprise – Hetaira & Lysistrata
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*Give It Up – Company
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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Key Terms
A group of actors who sang, danced, and commented on the action in unison.
A storyteller, or someone who provides commentary on the action of a play or musical.
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