by Paul Gillis
"Lysistration", by Deborah Randall and Allan Scott, is obviously inspired by Aristophanes' Lysistrata, whose name meant "Dissolves armies". But Lysistrata's modern counterparts in this musical play have more on their minds than just stopping a war. They mean to do nothing less than end all the cruelty, oppression and evil that men are doing in the world.
A secret sisterhood gathers for this purpose, and plans are made to use a diabolical device against their enemies, which one of the women discovered while working at NIH.
But much goes wrong with their plans, and mayhem ensues. But eventually, after several lively musical numbers, reconciliation of some sort is reached, and peace between the sexes may possibly reign.
This production of the Venus Theatre definitely made for a memorable evening. Deborah Randall, who wrote the script, even works herself into the play as an observer, or perhaps a dreamer who imagines the whole story--and has a cathartic scene at the end, in the company of her characters.
For more photos of this production, see my web gallery at
http://paulgillis.phanfare.com/album/338390/487613#imageID=22275771
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