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Center Theater revives its fu nky, futuristic `Lysistrata'
From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19900415
Author:Albert Williams
Our popular comedy has grown smaller and smaller in force and scope, ever more timid, avoiding the bulk of any such issues as religion, war, sex, money, politics, age, science, philosophy. critic Donald Sutherland in his essay, "Aristophanes and the Scope of Comedy"
Nothing about Aristophanes' classic "Lysistrata" could ever be called small or timid. That fact has ensured its continued popularity over 24 centuries. And that's part of what has made Center Theater's "Lysistrata 2411 A.D." one of the most popular attractions in the company's history.
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