Lysistrata

Lysistrata is simply a play to prove women are evil and the reason evil came on to this earth. Actually the play shows one of the most brilliant ideas of all time, make love not war. When you take away sex there is no more war. the staging of this play should be over the top I believe the enlarged genitalia are essential, especially when it comes to the Spartan messenger "Is that a spear under your cloak?" [or are you just happy to see me?], sorry that what always pops into my head. But to go for maximum comedic effect I think the bizarre costuming has to be there, without it it is still a very funny play. But with it the audience doesn't only find it funny, but its funny every once in a while to just make everything bigger, everything exaggerated. I would still want them to wear the masks, because even though it kind of cuts down on expression a little I still think the could do enough if they play it very broad. There is almost no need to be subtle with this play. Especially the scene where Lysistrata proposes the play to the women, that should be broad women should be noticeably shaking at the very idea of giving up sex. Their voices should be quaking at the notion. The shift from we'll do anything but not that should be as obvious as possible because it's damn funny. This was one of my favorite plays to read not only because it was funny, but because there was almost no fate, ony one oracle reading that said if the women keep doing what they are doing they will succeed. It's just a really good idea by a really smart woman.