*** WINNER of six Scenie Awards, including: Best Direction & Choreography, Lead Actress, Ensemble, Production Design, Props Design, and Outstanding Production of a Drama: Intimate Theatre ***

“Blunt, audacious, and often shocking…Strong is a compelling presence, a beacon in a debased world.” — BroadwayWorld

“Visually stunning…brilliantly directed.” — Culver City News

“Powerful and heartfelt” — Total Theatre

“Inspired…a stellar ensemble” — Theatre Notes

Lysistrata Unbound tells the story of an ordinary Athenian matron, nearly destroyed by the war-time death of her only son.

As Lysistrata's grief over the injustice mounts, she finds her voice, beginning to rail about the senselessness of war and the Athenian institutions that glorify it. At first she is dismissed, but as her protest continues, her arguments gain traction and support of the Athenian people. As she becomes increasingly confrontational, “The Institution” moves in to contain her and prevent any civil unrest, restricting her public speeches to smaller and smaller venues. But the more the system tries to crush her and the more they diminish her physically, the more powerful she becomes. In a tragic but truly uplifting moment, Lysistrata becomes more than a person; she becomes a movement -- the most celebrated anti-war activist of the ancient world. 

The project was originally performed as a staged reading at The Getty Villa Theatre Lab in 2013, starring Olympia and Apollo Dukakis.