Lysistrata

A CLASSIC THEATRE PRESENTS CLASSIC GREEK COMEDY

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Hold on to your hats St. Augustine…the Greeks are coming!

If you thought The Classics are dry as dust and boring…you are about to change your mind!  A Classic Theatre is bringing to life “Lysistrata,” a comedy written by Aristophanes over 2,000 years ago.  And it is as current as today’s news!

The play is a bawdy comedy celebrating the power of women and a condemnation of war.  These women use the only means they had to stop their men fighting…withholding sex!  Lysistrata is the heroine who convinces women from Athens and neighboring Sparta to join forces … thus creating what can be called the very first women’s movement!  Life being what it is, the play shines a light on the comedy of politics, power, lust and greed.  Sound familiar?

Many versions of “Lysistrata” have been written over the years, but this version has connections to St. Augustine! Constantine Santas, Professor Emeritis of Flagler College and author, has edited this version, which was translated from the Greek by his aunt, Valentina Santas. ACT is proud to bring this version to life for three performances during the Romanza Festivale of the Arts in May.

The production will be directed by Harolyn Sharpe, a seasoned and talented director/actress who has an eye for the comedic ironies expressed by Aristophanes.

Local audiences enjoyed Ms. Sharpe onstage in ACT’s production of “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” 

“Lysistrata” will be at the Gamache-Koger Theater in the Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla Street on Friday and Saturday, May 11 & 12 at 7:30 and Sunday, May 13 at 2pm.

Tickets are $20 and are available at www.aclassictheatre.org

For reservations call Jan at 904-501-5093 (cash or check only at the door).

Harolyn has been meshing education and drama for 35 years. With degrees in theater and experience in acting, directing and teaching, she has taught students from elementary school to the college level.

This is her 10th year as a full time faculty member at Florida State College at Jacksonville, Kent Campus, teaching speech and communication. She has created and directed three Readers Theatre productions for FSCJ, Teacher Man, The American Dream (which was also presented at the Cummer Museum), and The Little Prince.

Harolyn is honored to be a part of the TEDx Jacksonville team and contributes to its work of “spreading new ideas” by coaching speakers. She has been a presenter for four of Ian Mair’s Swamp Radio programs.

Harolyn has performed for professional and community theaters, and directed 18 productions for adults and children in community theaters in KY, IN, and FL.  In Northeast FL she has performed at ABET (Love Letters and The Importance of Being Earnest), A Classic Theatre (Love, Loss and What I Wore), and Theatre Jacksonville (Romeo and Juliet; Merry Wives of Windsor; Enchanted April; The Importance of Being Earnest; Lost in Yonkers (Best Acting Award); Is He Dead; Sylvia; and The Learning Curve).

Directing credits in Northeast FL include Pippin for Theatre Jacksonville and Madam Bonaparte (a New Voices production) for Players by the Sea.