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A reading and discussion of Aristophanes' Assemblywomen (or Women in Parliament, translation by George Theodoridis), hosted by Joel Christensen (Brandeis University) with special guest Francisco Barrenechea (University of Maryland, College Park). The cast includes Vivien Carter, Tamieka Chavis, Ursula Early, Lanah Koelle, Paul O’Mahony, Kyle Stockburger, Jessica Toltzis, Noree Victoria, and Paul Westwood. Laura Keefe is the guest director.
Reading Greek Tragedy Online is presented by the Center for Hellenic Studies (chs.harvard.edu), the Kosmos Society (kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/), and Out of Chaos Theatre (out-of-chaos.co.uk). For more information about outreach opportunities through the Reading Greek Tragedy Online project, contact outofchaosplays@gmail.com. To learn about the Medea scene competition, visit out-of-chaos.co.uk/playingmedea. To support Out of Chaos Theatre, visit fundrazr.com/b1oWw3?ref=ab_6ACAcc.
The text is available at bacchicstage.wordpress.com/aristophanes/women-in-parliament-2/. Most of the play will be performed with some sections cut for time.
Credits:
Praxagora – Emma Barclay
First Women/Mrs Lush - Jessica Toltzis
Second Women/ Mrs Generous - Tamieka Chavis
Third Women/ Mrs Happy – Ursula Early
Belpyrus – Leander Deeny
Neighbour - Kyle Stockburger
Chremes - Paul O’Mahony
Maid – Noree Victoria
Chorus - Lanah Koelle
Director - Laura Keefer
Music - Lanah Koelle
More information about the cast and featured speakers is at https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/7081.
Suggested further reading:
1) Cinnella, Ettore. "The Invention of Communism in Ancient Greece: The Women at Aristophanes' Assembly." Nuova Rivista Storica 97, no. 3 (2013): 669-720.
2) Moodie, Erin K. "Aristophanes, The Assemblywomen and the Audience: The Politics of Rapport." The Classical Journal (Classical Association of the Middle West and South) 107, no. 3 (2012): 257-81.
3) Esposito, John. The Women Take Over: Female Leadership in Aristophanes’ Assemblywomen, 2019.
A reading and discussion of Aristophanes' Assemblywomen (or Women in Parliament, translation by George Theodoridis), hosted by Joel Christensen (Brandeis University) with special guest Francisco Barrenechea (University of Maryland, College Park). The cast includes Vivien Carter, Tamieka Chavis, Ursula Early, Lanah Koelle, Paul O’Mahony, Kyle Stockburger, Jessica Toltzis, Noree Victoria, and Paul Westwood. Laura Keefe is the guest director.
Reading Greek Tragedy Online is presented by the Center for Hellenic Studies (chs.harvard.edu), the Kosmos Society (kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/), and Out of Chaos Theatre (out-of-chaos.co.uk). For more information about outreach opportunities through the Reading Greek Tragedy Online project, contact outofchaosplays@gmail.com. To learn about the Medea scene competition, visit out-of-chaos.co.uk/playingmedea. To support Out of Chaos Theatre, visit fundrazr.com/b1oWw3?ref=ab_6ACAcc.
The text is available at bacchicstage.wordpress.com/aristophanes/women-in-parliament-2/. Most of the play will be performed with some sections cut for time.
Credits:
Praxagora – Emma Barclay
First Women/Mrs Lush - Jessica Toltzis
Second Women/ Mrs Generous - Tamieka Chavis
Third Women/ Mrs Happy – Ursula Early
Belpyrus – Leander Deeny
Neighbour - Kyle Stockburger
Chremes - Paul O’Mahony
Maid – Noree Victoria
Chorus - Lanah Koelle
Director - Laura Keefer
Music - Lanah Koelle
More information about the cast and featured speakers is at https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/7081.
Suggested further reading:
1) Cinnella, Ettore. "The Invention of Communism in Ancient Greece: The Women at Aristophanes' Assembly." Nuova Rivista Storica 97, no. 3 (2013): 669-720.
2) Moodie, Erin K. "Aristophanes, The Assemblywomen and the Audience: The Politics of Rapport." The Classical Journal (Classical Association of the Middle West and South) 107, no. 3 (2012): 257-81.
3) Esposito, John. The Women Take Over: Female Leadership in Aristophanes’ Assemblywomen, 2019.
