the LYSISTRATA JONES Study Guide!

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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Lysistrata Jones

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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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.


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


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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.


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)


Political: Democrat

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Me & The BoysUpdated last Tuesday

My HeroesUpdated two months ago

INFORMATION

PHOTOS


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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!


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.)


Political: Democrat

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Library DaysUpdated last Tuesday

Doing My SlamsUpdated two months ago

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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!


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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Political: Cash only!

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Out With My GirlsUpdated last Tuesday

Places I Wanna SeeUpdated two months ago

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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


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ACT ON IT!Lysistrata Jones

THEATRE OF DIONYSUS PARTS OF A GREEK THEATRE


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


A SIMPLE, SHORT SUMMARY

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Lysistrata

Lysistrata Jones faith hoops

Lysistrata Jones

Lysistrata

Lysistrata

Lysistrata

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.”


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ORIGINAL STORY

Lysistrata

UPDATED STORY

PLAY-BY-PLAY COMPARISON

Lysistrata

Lysistrata Jones

submit to my power! Get ready boys!


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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)


24IT�’S ALL GREEK TO ME

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

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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!

BATTLE OF THE SEXES 30

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!


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.


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


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


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!

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.

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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

Lysistrata Jones Lysistrata

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Lysistrata Excerpt # 1

LysistrataCalonicéLysistrataCalonicé

LysistrataCalonicé doLysistrataCalonicéLysistrataCalonicéLysistrataCalonicéLysistrataCalonicé

Lysistrata


LysistrataMyrrhinéLysistrata

MyrrhinéCalonicé

Lysistratayou

Lampito

LysistrataCalonicéLysistrata

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Lysistrata Excerpt #3

Magistrate addressing the womenLysistrataMagistrateLysistrataMagistrate YouLysistrataMagistrateLysistrataMagistrateLysistrataMagistrateLysistrataMagistrateLysistrata


Chorus of Women

Lysistrata

First WomanLysistrataSecond WomanLysistrataThird WomanLysistrataThird WomanLysistrata

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Cinesias

MyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesiasMyrrhinéCinesias


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

o o o o

Lysistrata

Lysistrata Jones

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Lysistrata Jones is recommended for students in Grades 9 and higher.

Arts

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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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