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THE LYSISTRATA PROJECT
AUSTIN ARTISTS JOIN FORCES TO SPEAK OUT FOR PEACE WITH LYSISTRATA PROJECT
Event is part of international protest against possible war with Iraq

Event Information:
Event: The Lysistrata Project
Date: March 3, 2003
Location: The Lounge (4th & Colorado, next to the Spagetti Warehouse)
Cost: Donations (to benefit MADRE: a human rights organization benefitting women and families around the world.

The Lysistrata Project is taking Austin and the world by storm!

The Lysistrata Project is an international event in which theatre artists from around the world are raising their collective voice in protest against
possible war with Iraq by producing same-day readings of the ancient Greek anti-war classic, Aristophenes’ bold and bawdy play, Lysistrata, in which the women of Greece go on a sex strike until the men agree to sign a peace treaty.

The readings comprise a theatrical act of dissent which has become the first-ever worldwide theatre event for peace.

Austin is joining forces with cities around the world to speak out against the war in Iraq. As of the date of this release 446 readings in 34 countries are planned. From all 50 states in the U.S. to Greece, Turkey, Japan, India, England and Argentina, artists around the world are uniting on a common front.

Austin’s Lyisistrata Project is going one step further by inviting all artists in all disciplines to join in the statement. Along with a reading of
a new tranlsation Aristophenes’ Lysistrata: A Woman’s Translation, by by Drue Robinson Hagan, local artists including Mark L. Smith (Flatbed Press), Mo Scollon and Farley Pedini, local dance troupe Realm Dance Project and some of Austin’s hottest musiciains, including Elizabeth McQueen and Mandy Rowden, are taking part in the crusade.

The reading is directed by Robi Polgar and features some of Austin’s favorite actors, including: Kathy Catmull, Bernadette Nason, Jessica Hedrick, Barbara Chisholm, Kristen Ensrude, Karen Kuykendall, Meredith McCall, Mary Cox, Joy Cunningham, Janelle Buchanan, Lowell Bartholomee, Robert Faires, Barry Miller, Matthew Patterson, Michael Stuart, Doug
Taylor, Traci Laird and Content Love Knowles.

Doors will open at 7pm at The Lounge. The Lounge is located at 4th and Colorado in the historic warehouse district of downtown Austin next to the
Spaghetti Warehouse.

Written by ancient Greek dramatist Aristophanes (c. 447 - c. 385 b.c.e.), Lysistrata tells the story of a group of women from opposing city-states who
unite in Athens to end the Peloponnesian War. After matronly “stormtroopers” take over the Acropolis, where public funds are kept, the women rise up to
end the war by withholding sex from their mates -- until, desperate for intimacy, the men finally agree to lay down their swords and find a way to
achieve peace through diplomacy.

The Lysistrata Project has four major goals:

1. To make the Bush Administration aware of the growing opposition to war on Iraq. (Ed. - Even if he does view such dissent as that of a "focus group").

2. To provide events where citizens can unite to enjoy an evening of spirited, comedic theatre while raising public awareness about the rising
volume of war opposition.

3. To provide a humorous entree into a healthy community dialogue: What AN we do on a local level to stop “diplomacy by violence” in our world?

4. To raise money for organizations that work for peace and human rights.

Proceeds from the Austin event will go to MADRE, a human rights organization benefitting women and families around the world.

Lysistrata Project was conceived by New York actor Kathryn Blume, who says, “I wanted to organize a reading of Lysistrata in New York as a benefit for
humanitarian organizations working in Iraq. “As I shared the idea with friends, it snowballed. Before I knew it, we were producing an international
grassroots peace movement by uniting the voices of theatre artists throughout the world.”

Project co-founder, New York actor (and Austin native) Sharron Bower adds, “The response from those in politically unstable countries has been very moving. Some of them will have to hold their readings in the privacy of their living rooms to avoid danger. But they tell us it’s worth the risk to be a part of this movement of hope.”

Tickets reading of Lysistrata are available for a suggested donation at the door. For more information call 512/791-4918.

Additional information about the event can be found online at www.chonny.com, or by contacting John Howrey, the Austin Lysistrata Spearhead at 512/791-4918 or john@chonny.com.

I would like to invite everyone to a protest against anti-war protests.
This does not mean you are pro-war, just anti-people standing around with nothing better to do.

Time and place are TBD.

(if you have ideas for a time or place, those are welcome, too)

Also, there should be a campaing that is against anti-smoking campaigns. I'm tired of those annoying people.