{"id":14631,"date":"2013-04-11T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=14631"},"modified":"2013-04-11T01:53:28","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T06:53:28","slug":"austin-peay-state-university-area-of-theatre-and-dance-to-present-lysistrata-april-17th-21st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/04\/11\/austin-peay-state-university-area-of-theatre-and-dance-to-present-lysistrata-april-17th-21st\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University Area of Theatre and Dance to present Lysistrata April 17th-21st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-47306\" title=\"Austin Peay State University\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/apsu-logo-200x123.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"123\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Around the year 410 B.C., the Greek comic playwright Aristophanes wrote a play that caused many in his audience to blush.<\/p>\n<p>When Darren Michael, Austin Peay State University associate professor of acting\/directing, reread \u201cLysistrata\u201d earlier this semester, he realized little has changed in the last two thousand years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_171644\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/APSU-Area-of-Theatre-and-Dance-to-present-Lysistrata.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171644\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-171644 \" title=\"APSU Area of Theatre and Dance to present Lysistrata\" alt=\"APSU Area of Theatre and Dance to present Lysistrata\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/APSU-Area-of-Theatre-and-Dance-to-present-Lysistrata-480x360.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-171644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">APSU Area of Theatre and Dance to present Lysistrata<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cPeople think just because it\u2019s classical, it\u2019s not lewd,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly lewd and bawdy. This is an adult play. There\u2019s lots of colorful language. It was incredibly bawdy at the time, but when you translate it for today, it doesn\u2019t get any cleaner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At 7:30pm on April 17th-20th, and at 2:00pm on April 21st, the APSU Area of Theatre and Dance will present a vaudeville-esque interpretation of the classical work in the Trahern Theatre. Tickets are $5.00 for students and $10.00 for adults.<\/p>\n<p>The play has remained popular for more than two millennia because of its humorous presentation of an anti-war message. \u201cLysistrata\u201d tells the story of how Greek women end a long, drawn-out war by refusing to be intimate with men until the conflict is over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a farce,\u201d Michael said. \u201cThe whole premise is that men can\u2019t do without sex. It\u2019s fun and over the top, and there\u2019s a big dance number at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael warns that though the play is incredibly entertaining, it may not be suitable for young audiences.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact the APSU Area of Theatre and Dance at 931.221.6767. To purchase tickets online, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austinpeaytickets.com\" >www.austinpeaytickets.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; Around the year 410 B.C., the Greek comic playwright Aristophanes wrote a play that caused many in his audience to blush. 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