Post on 27-Dec-2016
A MUSICAL COMEDY ABOUT FAITH, HOOPS AND CHASTITY
iGuide: Lysistrata Jones
TABLE(T) OF CONTENTSTABLE(T) OF CONTENTS
THE STORYPG 1
CAST & CREATIVESPG 2
DIRECTOR SPEAKPG 6
WHO’S WHOPG 9
MAPSPG 14
IT’S ALL GREEK TO MEPG 16
SAY WHAT?PG 25
WHO‘S THATPG 27
BATTLE OF THE SEXESPG 29
TAKE A STAND!PG 36
CHEERLEADING FOR DUMMIESPG 40
BASKETBALL 101PG 42
SOUTHGATE EDUCATIONPG 60
FOR TEACHERSPG 45
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THE STORY
IN SHORT:
IT�’S SMART.
IT�’S SASSY.
IT �’S ON BROADWAY!Give It Up!
THE STORY
Lysistrata Jones Lysistrata
Musical Numbers: For more info. on Lysistrata Jones, and to check out LJ videos, tunes & blog, go to the show’s official website: www.lysistratajones.comConnect with Lyssie J. @LyssieJones
Lysistrata Jones on Broadway is playing at The Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 W. 48th St., NYCFor tickets, click or call: Telecharge.com; 212.239.6200 Group Sales: 1.800.BROADWAY
HEY PEEPS! HERE’S MY STORY -‐ LOVE L.J.P.S. -‐ IT’S LYSISTRATA JONES
(LISS-‐ISS-‐TRA-‐TA/JOANZ) AKA LYSSIE J
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Lysistrata Jones
Lysistrata Jones Give It UpLysistrata Jones
Lysistrata Jones Big, Crocodile Dundee, Broadcast News Catch Me If You Can
The Phantom of the
Lysistrata Jones Allen Moyer Grey Gardens Twelve Angry Men David C. Woolard Horror Show The Who’s Tommy Thomas LeGalley The 39 Steps
The Last SessionTony Meola The Lion King The Wild Party Les MiserablesBrad Simmons Jessica Hartman
CAST & CREATIVES
DID YOU KNOW? Lysistrata Jones opened on December 14th, 2011. The first
Broadway production of Aristophanes’ classic play, Lysistrata, opened on December 14, 1925 at Jolson’s 59th Street Theatre, NYC.
“An effervescent, tasty and
surprisingly filling new musical with
high-octane performances.”
- BEN BRANTLEY, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“A good old-fashioned tease of a musical comedy – a naughty, bubbly, modern goof on Aristophanes.”- SCOTT BROWN, NEW YORK MAGAZINE
“A terrific splash of fun with an
infectious score!”
- ELISABETH VINCENTELLI, NEW YORK POST
“There’s an obscene amount of fun being
had this sassy new musical.”
- DAVID ROONEY, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
Bookwriter Douglas Carter Beane , Dog Laughed Mr & Mrs Fitch As Bees in Honey Drown Planet, The Country Club, Advice From a Caterpillar, The Cartells,
Xanadu Sister Act The Big Time Mondo
Drama Advice From a Caterpillar To Wong Foo,
As Thousands Cheer, June Moon The Torchbearers
Composer-‐Lyricist, Lewis Flinn’s On Girl,
The WinnerDown There
The Divine Sister Die Mommie Die The Third Story
Director/Choreographer, Dan Knechtges
Xanadu Sondheim on Sondheim
110 in The Shade The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Der Schuh Das Manitu
PalindromeHorse ,
CAST & CREATIVES
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ABOUT THE CAST
Lysistrata Jones
Give It Up!Xanadu
Beauty and the Beast
Liz Mikel Hetaira
Give It Up!
Friday Night LightsBlind Lemon Blues OPC
Sordid Lives: The Series
Bending the Rules
Josh Segarra Mick
Lysistrata JonesFat Camp: the Musical The
Boys Upstairs Harmonious Pimps of HarmonyHomeland The Ministers, The Music Never Stopped, The Narrows, Tiny
Jason Tam Xander
A Chorus Line, Les Misérables Les MisérablesNobody Loves You,
Wood One Life to Live
Lysistrata Jones Hairspray
Legally Blonde ,
CAST & CREATIVES
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Alexander Aguilar ‘Uardo
Lysistrata JonesA Chorus Line The Light in the Piazza Annie Get Your GunThe Producers Were the World Mine
Ato Blankson-‐Wood Tyllis
Lysistrata Jones Hair
LampitoAvenue Q The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee Miss Saigon
Kat Nejat Cleonice
West Side Story,High School Musical
Law & Order Sondheim! The Birthday Concert Dancing with the Stars
LaQuet Sharnell Myrrhine
: Memphis The Lion King, Sweet Charity Lysistrata Jones The Wiz Bring It On The Musical
Ain’t Misbehavin’ Princess: A New Musical, Chicago Aida
As the World Turns Step Up 3
Teddy Toye Harold
Lysistrata Jones Lysistrata JonesHigh School Musical
One Life To Live Starr X’d Lovers The View Jerseylicious So Good
Alex Wyse Cinesias
Lysistrata JonesAcademy
Speech & DebateBored to Death
CAST & CREATIVES
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DIRECTOR SPEAK
Playwright, Douglas Carter BeaneQ: Lysistrata Jones is hip, fast-‐paced, and extremely funny. Where did the idea for this show originate?
Q: Lysistrata, takes us away from the original story’s war-‐torn lands of Ancient Greece to a modern-‐day college campus. Why
Q: Both Lysistrata Jones and your 2007 musical comedy, Xanadu,
with Greek mythology or is it merely a coincidence that two of your works take on a similar vein?
Xanadu Lysistrata Jones
Q: The heroine of your musical is a new transfer student who dares the Athens U. cheerleaders to take student
LysistrataLysistrata Jones
Q: Lysistrata Jones
CHECK OUT THIS
DREAM TEAM!
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Composer/Lyricist, Lewis FlinnQ: What can we expect musically from Lysistrata Jones?
Lysistrata Jones and your work on this new musical?
GreaseDreamgirls
Director/Choreographer, Dan KnechtgesQ: As Director and Choreographer of Lysistrata Joneswatch, how do these roles challenge and complement each other?
DIRECTOR SPEAK
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Q: As the Choreographer, what inspired the look and feel of your choreography?
Lysistrata Jones
Q: Who would you suggest as the ideal audience for Lysistrata Jones?
DIRECTOR SPEAK
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WHO�’S WHO: THE PRINCIPAL PLAYERS
GREEK MEET WALL PHOTOS FLAIR BOXES
WALL INFO PHOTOS
LYSISTRTATA LOGOUT
Lysistrata Jones is saying ‘ready? Ok! Athens U. all the way! If you score when you you might get some post-game play!’
BASIC INFORMATION
Networks: Athens UniversitySex: FemaleBirthday: June 19, 1989 Hometown: New York, NY Relationship Status: In Relationship with: Mick JacksonPolitical Views: Girl Power!
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Activities: Cheerleading, Boys, Pop Music, Boys, Listening to Music, Boys, Hangin’ with my girls, BoysInterests: Cute boys, cute puppies, shopping, working outFavorite Music: Anything with a kickin’ beat: Beyonce’, Brittany, And Xtina!Favorite Movies: Bring it On, But I’m a Cheerleader, Clueless, High School Musical Favorite TV Shows: Cheerleading on ESPN, The Real Housewives, Oprah Favorite Books: Do Cliff’s Notes count?
Bio: Just because I’m a cheerleader doesn’t mean that I’m just a pretty girl with a smokin’ hot body, am super popular, and have a drop dead sexy boyfriend– well, I guess it kind of does. But, there’s more to me than that! There’s a brain behind these pom-poms and I have a feeling I’m going to do something huge one day that changes the world. In the meantime: GO ATHENS!!!!
Favorite Quotation: “It’s like that book I read in the 9th grade that said “’tis a far far better thing doing stuff for other people.” -Cher from Clueless
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Networks: Athens U.
Birthday: June 10, 1989
Political: Democrat
Hometown: New York, NY
Me & My GalsUpdated last Tuesday
My BabyUpdated two months ago
INFORMATION
PHOTOS
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GREEK MEET WALL PHOTOS FLAIR BOXES
WALL INFO PHOTOS
MICK LOGOUT
MICK (Michaelangelo Jackson) is ready to get this game over with and rock Lyssie J.’s world
BASIC INFORMATION
Networks: Athens University (Literature Dept.)Sex: MaleBirthday: June 10, 1989 Hometown: San Diego, CA Relationship Status: In Relationship with: Lysistrata JonesPolitical Views: Whatevs – I’m not into politics much. I love Obama though. He’s the man. Look at him; he plays ball with the pros whenever he feels like it.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Activities: watchin movies, playing sports like basketball. Interests: Basketball, Sailing, Football, Summers in Hyannis, Space ExplorationFavorite Music: stuff like Mumford and sons and Childish Gambino – I met him once. Favorite Movies: Swingers, Remember the Titans, Rudy, Love Actually, The Notebook, Rocky, Boyz n the Hood, Friday Favorite TV Shows: Entourage, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Bachelor Pad, Real Housewives (all of them…), I like to keep up
of National Geographic Favorite Books: The Secret, Pursuit of Happiness, Jarhead, The Game
Bio: I’m a pretty awesome guy. Dad always wanted me to be major and I’m def headed that way. I’ve got sweet moves on and off the court. I love having a good time. If you’re not down with that, then come on, what are you waiting for? Life is about loving and living. Find yourself a hottie, and some good buddies and make some memories. (That sounds dirty but you get what I mean. Not all together separate…oh yea.)
Favorite Quotation: “Photoshoot Fresh, lookin like wealth, I’m out to call paparazzi on myself.” (Jay-Z)
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Networks: Athens U.(Literature Dept.)
Birthday: February 17, 1991
Political: Democrat
Hometown: Greenwich, CT
Me & The BoysUpdated last Tuesday
My BabyUpdated two months ago
INFORMATION
PHOTOS
WHO�’S WHO: THE PRINCIPAL PLAYERS
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GREEK MEET WALL PHOTOS FLAIR BOXES
WALL INFO PHOTOS
XANDER LOGOUT
XANDER (Xander James Lee) is a bleeding-heart lefty and proud of it!
BASIC INFORMATION
Networks: Athens University (School of Political Science)Sex: MaleBirthday: February 3, 1990Hometown: Seattle, WA Relationship Status: In Relationship with: Political Views: I am the 99%. I’m Liberal but don’t consider myself a Democratic because it’s become clear that banks and corporations run both parties. I’m ready for the revolution.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Activities: Blogging for LeftNut.org, organizing fundraisers and petitions, protesting, reading, gardeningInterests: Revolutions, Lovers and Fighters, Rosa Parks, MLK, Susan B. Anthony, Leymah Gbowee (look it up).Favorite Music: Bob Dylan, Judy Garland, Simon & Garfunkel, Mos Def, Bob Marley, John Lennon Favorite Movies: Network, Food INC., The Matrix Favorite TV Shows: Charlie Rose, Victory Garden, DemocracyNow.org Favorite Books: “Crashing the Party” by Ralph Nader, “Don’t Get Too Comfortable” by David Rakoff
Bio: A left-wing blogger who is socio-politically sensitive. I’m so liberal I’ve held
Favorite Quotation: “Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.” (or woman) – Albert Einstein
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Networks: Athens U.(Political Science)
Birthday: February 3, 1990
Political: Democrat
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Me & The BoysUpdated last Tuesday
My HeroesUpdated two months ago
INFORMATION
PHOTOS
WHO�’S WHO: THE PRINCIPAL PLAYERS
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GREEK MEET WALL PHOTOS FLAIR BOXES
WALL INFO PHOTOS
ROBIN LOGOUT
ROBIN (Robin Smythe) is on work-study duty at the library. Come visit me!
BASIC INFORMATION
Networks: Athens University (Literature Dept.)Sex: FemaleBirthday: February 3, 1990Hometown: Seattle, WA Relationship Status: In Relationship with: My PoetryPolitical Views: Uber Liberal– duh!
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Activities: Poetry, ancient literature , Being a smarty-pants: double major in Women’s Studies and Etymology; double minor Greek Studies and Interpretive MovementInterests: Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton, Gil Scott-Heron, Beastie BoysFavorite Music: Janis Joplin, Enya, anything with a slammin’ beatFavorite Movies: Sylvia, Mona Lisa Smile, Dead Poets’ Society Favorite TV Shows: The View, Anything on the History Channel Favorite Books: Homer’s Odyssey; If I’m So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single
Bio: A book worm, a media specialist, and when nobody is looking—one hell of a poetry slammer. Somebody, quick, text Russell Simmons! Are you passionate about life, love and freedom? Come see Robin Smythe every Friday night at the University Coffee Shop. Slam poetry for the masses – get into it!
Favorite Quotation: human feelings and frailties.” -Anne Stevenson
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Networks: Athens U.(Literature Dept.)
Birthday: February 3, 1990
Political: Democrat
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Library DaysUpdated last Tuesday
Doing My SlamsUpdated two months ago
INFORMATION
PHOTOS
WHO�’S WHO: THE PRINCIPAL PLAYERS
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GREEK MEET WALL PHOTOS FLAIR BOXES
WALL INFO PHOTOS
HETAIRA LOGOUT
HETAIRA PARTON is open for business, if you know what I mean ;)
BASIC INFORMATION
Networks: Eros Motor LodgeSex: FemaleBirthday: February 14, 1969Hometown: Nashville, TN Relationship Status: Always AvailablePolitical Views: Cash Only!
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Activities: Running the naughtiest night spot in all of AthensInterests: Feather boas, handcuffs, silk sheetsFavorite Music: Barry White, Earth Wind & Fire, Tina Turner, Whitney HoustonFavorite Movies: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Swingers, Sex Lies & Videotape, Pretty WomanFavorite TV Shows: Who has time? If the TV is on, I’m not making any money Favorite Books: The Joy of Sex, Brothels for Dummies
Bio: Just a good old-fashioned businesswoman with a knack for giving people what they want: sex and a whole lot more. I’m what you might call a One-WO-man Band (or Greek Chorus!). Some people will say there’s an angel underneath all these beads and feathers but you’d better pay up or be pretty special to see that.
Favorite Quotation: “When you’re good to mama, mama’s good to you!”- Chicago
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Networks: Eros Motor Lodge
Birthday: February 14, 1969
Political: Cash only!
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Out With My GirlsUpdated last Tuesday
Places I Wanna SeeUpdated two months ago
INFORMATION
PHOTOS
WHO�’S WHO: THE PRINCIPAL PLAYERS
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THE ACROPOLIS:
THE WAY TO SPARTA:
WHERE IT ALL WENT DOWNATHENS (THEN AND NOW)MAPS
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IT�’S ALL GREEK TO MEOK, SO MY TIMELESS TALE DATES BACK TO ALMOST 2,500 YEARS AGO. LYSISTRATA JONES IS WHAT
YOU COULD CALL A ‘LOOSE’ TAKE ON THE ORIGINAL STORY OF LYSISTRATA, WHICH WAS WRITTEN IN 411 B.C.
THE ORIGINS OF GREEK THEATRE
TRAGEDY
Oedipus Rex AgamemnonOrestes
COMEDY
Lysistrata The Frogs
The Hangover A Funny Thing
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Happened On The Way To The Forum The Big Bang Theory Frasier Arrested DevelopmentSaturday Night Live
polis
the Father of Comedy the Prince of Ancient Comedy
Lysistrata Thesomophoria LysistrataLysistrata
Lysistrata Jones
Lysistrata
ARISTOPHANES
GREEK CHORUS
IT�’S ALL GREEK TO ME
ARISTOPHANES IS THE GUY WHO STARTED IT ALL WHEN HE WROTE THE
ORIGINAL STORY, LYSISTRATA.
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boustrophedon
FORM & FORMAT
IT�’S ALL GREEK TO ME
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ACT ON IT!Lysistrata Jones
THEATRE OF DIONYSUS PARTS OF A GREEK THEATRE
IT�’S ALL GREEK TO ME
AMPITHEATRES
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A Simple, Short Summary
LysistrataThe Wizard of Oz
The Wiz
Medea Romeo and Juliet West Side Story La Bohème Rent Pygmalion My Fair Lady Othello O
Clueless
INTERPRETATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS
IT�’S ALL GREEK TO ME
A SIMPLE, SHORT SUMMARY
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Lysistrata Jones faith hoops
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Lysistrata
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SOME PLAY BY ARISTOPHANES
HE�’S DEAD, SO WE DO WHAT WE
PLEASE. SOMETHING THAT�’S
OLD AND SO ARCANE SO SUE
US, IT�’S PUBLIC DOMAIN Lysistrata Jones
DID YOU KNOW? Aristophanes’ Lysistrata inspired an opera, Lysistrata and the War,
which was written in the early 1960s. The new opera was first performed in Detroit, Michigan by the Wayne State University opera workshop as a protest to the Vietnam War. An alternative title for this
and other adaptations could be: “Make Love, Not War.”
IT�’S ALL GREEK TO ME
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ORIGINAL STORY
Lysistrata
UPDATED STORY
PLAY-BY-PLAY COMPARISON
Lysistrata
Lysistrata Jones
submit to my power! Get ready boys!
IT�’S ALL GREEK TO ME
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The following chart illustrates the changes that were made from the original comedy to create Lysistrata Jones – the new musical version.
Lysistrata(the original Greek comedy)
Lysistrata Jones(the new musical)
IT�’S ALL GREEK TO ME
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Lysistrata in the 20th�–21st Century: An AdaptationTimeline
1908: Lysistrata
1910: Lysistrata
1932: Lysistrata
Wives
1946: Lysistrata
1956: Lysistrata The Second Greatest Sex,”
1961: The Happiest Girl in the World Lysistrata
1962: Lysistrata
1963: Lysistrata & the War
1964: Lysistrata
1968:
The Girls Lysistrata
1976: Lysistrata
1985:
1987:
2001: st
2002: Lysistrata
2003:
2004: Lysistrata 100
2005: Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess
2005:
2007:
2010: Pie and Pint Lysistrata
by Dave And
2011:
Give It Up! Lysistrata Jones
ApathyApocryphalArcaneBacchanal
BrothelConcoctEdictFascist
Feminism
SAY WHAT?
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Lysistrata Jones (liss-iss-STRA-tuh / joanz)
Mick (mik)
Hetaira (huh-TEER-uh)
Robin (RAW-bin)
Xander (ZAN-der)
Lampito (lamb-PEE-toe)
Myrrhine (muh-REEN)
Cleonice (Klee-oh-NICE-ee)
Cinesias (Kuh-NEE-see-us)
Tyllus (TILL-us)
‘Uardo (WAHR- doh)
Harold (HAIR-uld)
OK, SERIOUSLY, HOW ON EARTH DO YOU PRONOUNCE ALL THE NAMES IN MY SHOW INCLUDING MINE? BELOW IS A
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TO HELP SOUND US ALL OUT.
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ForlornHaiku
Jihad
Mascot
MediocrityNarcissismNarrativeObjectify
Peloponnesian War
Poetry slam
Poet laureatePosse
Provocative
Public domain
Punani
Scapegoat
Shun
Sparknotes
Status quo
Subpoena
Toga party
Unabridged
Unibomber
Whore
SAY WHAT? 26
WHO�’S THAT?SO I TOTALLY WIKI’ED ALL OF THE NAMES MENTIONED IN MY
SHOW AND GUESS WHAT, TURNS OUT THAT EVEN SOME OF THOSE WAY DEAD ANCIENT OLD DUDES TURNED OUT TO BE
PRETTY COOL. GUESS I SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTENTION IN HISTORY CLASS!
Amelia Earhart
Aristophanesthe Father of
Comedy
Bob Fosse
Chaucer The Canterbury Tales
Emily Dickinson
Emma Goldman
Hannibal LecterThe Silence of the Lambs
Katie Couric
Kitty Dukakis
Lady Chatterly
Geoffrey Chaucer
Emma Goldman
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M. Night Shyamalan
The Sixth Sense.
Susan B Anthony
The
Theodore Dreisder
Walt Whitman
William Churchill
WHO�’S THAT?
Susan B. Anthony
Walt Whitman
William Churchill
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BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Lysistrata
Lysistrata
MICK AND I HAVE BEEN TEXTING ON THIS TOPIC FOR EONS!DON’T MIND US IF WE INTERJECT! PS -‐ IT’S TIME FOR THE FINAL SMACKDOWN!
Men 20, Women 0!
Hah! Bonus point for the men!
Yeah but all that changed when a fierce woman named Lysistrata came onto the scene …
HOLD ON! I totally heard that Spartan women were awesome!
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Like I said, 20, zip
Wait, I had to memorize all of the constitutional amendments for History class, and I don’t remember the 15th Amendment saying anything about women’s rights.
Come on, we’ve got to get in the game! What about women’s rights? Girl Power? Let’s fast-
forward a bit okay? We’re like in serious need of some points here!
Finally, we’re on the board!
Yeah! Score one for the women!
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Um…still in the lead here – hello?
I don’t know about you but I’ve totally lost track of the score.
Does that count as a penalty point?
Yes, fast-break jumpshot, longbomb three pointer, nothing but net! SCORE! And the crowd goes wild!!
Oh yeah, we should keep going, I guess.
Sounds like we’re all tied up!
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So we totally won, right? Girls rule!
So where does that put us?
Aww that’s so sweet!
Yeah who wins the battle of the sexes?
Yeah that’s like totally poetic.
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So cheerleaders can play basketball…and win too!
It doesn’t matter how you’re expected to behave you just need to be who you are.
And jocks can recite poetry…or write their own!
Well said!
�“Give it up! Whatever�’s keeping you from
being you, give it up! Let your heart be
free, yeah give it up! Whatever�’s keeping you
from being you, you gotta just believe!�”
Lysistrata Jones
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Men Are from Mars, Women are From Venus
Gender Trouble
�“What can a woman give
but love, love, love?
And what do men do but
fight, fight, fight.�” Hetaria -‐ Lysistrata Jones
�“lay low, lay
low, no matter
what they
say, no matter
what they do,
you can�’t let
the girls have
control over
you.�” Lysistrata Jones
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
MEN ARE FROM MARS,WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS
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WELL-‐BEHAVED WOMEN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY! HERE IS A TIME-‐LINE OF 25 WOMEN WHO MADE HISTORY BY BEING TRUE TO THEMSELVES, FIGHTING FOR THEIR BELIEFS, AND
PIONEERING THEIR OWN WAY....JUST LIKE ME!
1792
1848
1869
1896
1913
1916
1929
1932
1934
1942
1961
1963
1970
1971
1976
1981
1983
1984
1986
1997
2006
2008
2010
Mary Wollstonecraf
Susan B. Anthony
Mary Church Terrell
Alice Paul Lucy Burns
Virginia Woolf A Room of One’s Own
Amelia Earhart
Annie Fox
Eleanor Roosevelt
Diane Crump
Gloria Steinem
Sarah Caldwell
Sandra Day O’Connor
Dr. Sally Ride
Geraldine Ferraro
Hillary Clinton
Kathryn Bigelow
Mary Church Terrell
Amelia Earhart
Gloria Steinem
Madeleine Albright
Hillary Clinton
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TAKE A STAND!
Some say, there are two types of people in the world:
FOLLOWsay HALF FULL HALF EMPTY
FOLLOW MAKEMOAN DO SOMETHING
Author, Mark Twain had this to say:
Columnist, Abigail Van Buren wrote:
ACTIVISM VS APATHY
ActivistsActivists APATHISTSAPATHISTS
“MAYBE IT STARTS AS A STUPID GAME, BUT THEN ONE DAY THAT’S YOUR LIFE. YOU GOTTA GIVE YOUR ALL,
OR WHY EVEN SHOW UP?” LYSSIE J.
“WHY RISK IT ALL DOING WHAT WE DON’T KNOW? JUST LET IT GO AND LAY LOW!”
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TAKE A STAND!
ACTIVISTS
ACT ON IT!
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CHANGE THE WOLRD
�“Activism is the rent
I pay for living on
this planet.�”
It doesn’t take a battle as big as the Peloponnesian War (or a less-than-stellar basketball team) to make you
stand up for a cause that’s important to you.
If you don’t like the way your piece of the world is going: CHANGE IT!
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TAKE A STAND!
Colombia, 2006
Italy, 2008
Kenya, 2009
Belgium, 2011 The strike: A socialist Senator called on political spouses to
withhold sex until a deal was brokered for much-‐needed elections: “Have no more
sex until the new administration is posing on the steps of the palace,” she said.
The outcome: Belgium is still waiting on a new government and the country is
getting antsy
GIVING IT UP: A LOOK BACK AT A LACK OF BOOTY
OK, SO I TOTALLY THOUGHT I WAS THE FIRST GENIUS TO PUT A LOCK AND KEY ON HER “V”...BUT APPARENTLY LADIES HAVE BEEN DOING THIS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO GET WHAT THEY WANT. THEY WEREN’T
ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL, BUT THEY DEFINITELY MADE A POINT. XOXO, LYSSIE J.”
HERE’S WHAT ROBIN HELPED ME DIG UP IN THE LIBRARY ABOUT SEX STRIKES IN HISTORY.
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EGYPT, 1152 B.C.:
USA, 1794
BRITISH INDIA, 1922
USA, 2011
THE MIDDLE EAST, 2011
GIVING IT UP: OTHERS WHO GAVE IT UP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
THERE I WAS IN THE LIBRARY – I GOT LOST, BUT DON’T WORRY, ROBIN HELPED ME DO SOME MORE DIGGING INTO HOW SOME OTHER AMAZING PEOPLE WHO’VE USED STRIKES TO GET SOME BIG RESULTS.
NO, IT WASN’T ALWAYS BY HOLDING BACK THE NOOKIE, BUT THEY SURE KNEW A GOOD STRATEGY WHEN THEY SAW ONE – ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DIDN’T INVOLVE VIOLENCE. WHETHER FOR PEACE, RIGHTS, EQUALITY, OR
JUST A LITTLE EXTRA BOOZE, THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE CANNOT BE DENIED!
LOVE, LYSSIE J.
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CHEERLEADING FOR DUMMIES
And maybe YOU!
A TIMELINE OF CHEERLEADING
DID YOU KNOW... FAMOUS CHEERLEADERS INCLUDE SOME BIG MOVERS AND SHAKERS (....AND THAT IS NOT A SPORTS-‐BRA JOKE!)
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DID YOU KNOW?The world of Cheerleading is huge and thriving. Check out these crazy facts:
The Cheerleading capital of the U.S. is Texas. Texas is also where a mother was accused of hiring a hit man to kill her daughter’s rival in competition.
Circulation for American Cheerleader magazine is estimated at 200,000.
Some of the most common Cheerleading injuries are broken arms and busted lips.
97% of all cheerleaders are female, however, almost 50% of collegiate Cheerleaders are male.
Cheerleaders: Can’t Spell it without the word “LEADERS”
CHEERLEADING FOR DUMMIES
GLOSSARY
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BASKETBALL 101
GET THE BALL THROUGH THE HOOP!
POINT GUARD:
SHOOTING GUARD:
SMALL FORWARD:
POWER FORWARD:
CENTER:
WHO’S WHO IN THE HALL OF HOOPS
It all depends on who the ball is made for! The NBA basketball is made of composite leather, a synthetic material designed to withstand
slam dunks and allow all-stars like Kobe Bryant to keep a good grip as they go for the ally-oop! WNBA balls are also made of composites but are slightly smaller because female players tend to have smaller hands. High school and college stars use real leather balls sometimes. Rubber balls are for novice players and are great for street games because of their durability. Beneath the surface, deep within each basketball lies
a gridwork of nylon, rubber, and a material called butyl. These layers help the ball stand up to hours of double dribbles.
THE ANATOMY OF BALLS
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BASKETBALL 101
BASKETBALL CHEAT SHEET!Knowing some of the common ‘lingo’ makes the game more exciting while you
play or watch on and off the courts.
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FOR TEACHERS - LESSON 1: PRE-SHOW
Lysistrata
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Lysistrata
Lysistrata
Lysistrata Lysistrata
LysistrataLysistrata
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Lysistrata Excerpt # 1
LysistrataCalonicéLysistrataCalonicé
LysistrataCalonicé doLysistrataCalonicéLysistrataCalonicéLysistrataCalonicéLysistrataCalonicé
Lysistrata
Lysistrata Excerpt # 2
LysistrataMyrrhinéLysistrata
MyrrhinéCalonicé
Lysistratayou
Lampito
LysistrataCalonicéLysistrata
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Lysistrata Excerpt #3
Magistrate addressing the womenLysistrataMagistrateLysistrataMagistrate YouLysistrataMagistrateLysistrataMagistrateLysistrataMagistrateLysistrataMagistrateLysistrata
Lysistrata Excerpt # 4
Chorus of Women
Lysistrata
First WomanLysistrataSecond WomanLysistrataThird WomanLysistrataThird WomanLysistrata
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Lysistrata Excerpt #5
Cinesias
MyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesias
Lysistrata Excerpt #6
AthenianLaconian EnvoyAthenianLysistrata
LaconianAthenianLysistrataAthenianLaconian EnvoyLysistrata
Athenian
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Lysistrata
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Further Research:
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ROLE ON THE WALL
Character Name: _____________________________________
DIRECTIONS: On the outside of the outlined figure, write or draw what other people might say or think about this person (whether true or assumed). On the inside of the figure, write or draw what you know about this person and his or her inner thoughts and feelings.
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DIRECTIONS: For each letter of the Greek Alphabet, write down a word or term having to do with Ancient Greek life, culture, or history that starts with the corresponding English letter or sound. Players should take turns filling out the word/terms for each letter, but teammates can help each other if they get stuck. First team to finish wins!
GREEK ALPHABET (RELAY!)
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FOR TEACHERS
SUPPLEMENTAL STUDENT ACTIVITIES
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Lysistrata
Lysistrata Jones
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FOR TEACHERS
Lysistrata Jones is recommended for students in Grades 9 and higher.
Arts
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FOR TEACHERS
Culture:
People, Places, and Environments:
Power, Authority, and Governance:
Science, Technology, and Society:
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FOR TEACHERS
SOURCES Lysistrata Jones
Lysistrata Jones
Greek Theatre
Life and Society in Classical Greece
Lysistrata
Phoenix
The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Columbia daily Spectator
Aristophanes: Lysistrata, The Acharnians, The Clouds
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PBS
Strikes and General HistoryPenguin History of Greece
Aristophanes’ Lysistrata
Cheerleading
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SOUTHGATE EDUCATIONWHAT WE DO – “We Educate Audiences.”
SOUTHGATE EDUCATION:
WHO WE ARE
Lysistrata Jones Million Dollar Quartet
Rod Christensen, Education Director
Daisy Million Dollar Quartet Lysistrata Jones
Up With People!
Duncan Stewart, Education Curator -‐
Chicago The Musical
La Cage Aux Folles
Hedda GabblerHairspray Saturday Night
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Fever Chicago The Musical
Mary-Corinne Miller, Contributor -
The Giver
Jonathan D. Lovitz, Contributor -
Jesus Christ SuperstarA Midsummer Night’s Dream
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