Katie Marchant -- Meditation #7 -- Lysistrata

I think that there are some very interesting things that a director could do with Lysistrata. One thing that could make this show hard to produce is the type of actors needed to successfully pull It off. Because of all of the jokes and sexual innuendos a director must cast actors who can pull off that level of comedy and the type of actor who can pull that off has to be a pretty good actor which makes a really great show to watch. This play requires actors who can express the comedy without losing the drama within the comedy. There are many times though out the play where a character will say a line that is very comedic to the audience but in the context of the show the other characters do not find it funny. Another thing that would be interesting for a director to play with is costuming and time period. It would be very cool to see this show done in a completely modern setting, no masks, women playing women, the whole bit. I think that it has some ideas that could have some weight in today’s society. The ideas of women taking a stand and speaking up for what they believe in is very poignant and lots of women today feel like hey should be able to express their views fully.