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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

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
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

Lysistrata Jones

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Hetaira

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Xander

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Robin

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Mick

Supporting

Male

Tenor

'Uardo

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Cleonice

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Cinesias

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Myrrhine

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Tyllis

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Lampito

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Harold

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Songs

Act I

  • *Right Now – Company

  • *Party Time – Right Now – Hetaira & Company

  • Just Once – Lysistrata and Robin

  • *Change the World – Lysistrata & Girls

  • *No More Giving It Up – Girls

  • *Lay Low – Mick, Cinesias & Boys

  • *I Don't Think So – Hetaira & Girls

  • *You Go Your Way – Company

  • Where Am I Now? – Lysistrata

Act II

  • *Writing on the Wall – Hetaira & Company

  • Hold On – Xander, Lysistrata & Hetaira

  • Don't Judge a Book – Myrrhine & Cinesias

  • Right Now Operetta – Company

  • When She Smiles – Mick

  • *Hold On – Reprise – Hetaira & Lysistrata

  • *Give It Up – Company

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Guide Written By:

Cindi Calhoun

Cindi Calhoun

Theatre teacher, director, writer, and seamstress