About the script - and sex strikes
Lysistrata, the original play written by Aristophanes and first performed in 411 BCE, is one of the earliest known depictions of sex striking. In the play, women from warring Greek city-states unite and vow to withhold sex from their husbands until peace is negotiated during the 15 year Peloponnesian War.
While the story is comedic and exaggerated, the idea of a sex strike as a serious strategy for political and social change has historical precedence and ripples. Throughout history, and across cultures, sex strikes have been used for promoting social action in sensitive moments, with a high level of success.
LIBERA 2003
COLUMBIA 2006
This is our version. Written by the brilliant DRUE ROBINSON, and directed by the eccentric and innovative TIMMIA HEARN DEROY. In this, the only contemporary version in rhyme, we move beyond binary gender, and into the far, far distant future...... (click below to find out more)
KENYA 2009
USA 2024
Philippines 2011
Meet the Cast
A’Nia Ferguson is a third-year new transfer student, majoring in Theater and Performance Studies. She is ecstatic to be making her TDPS debut. You can follow her on instagram @ania.sanae.
This is Conde’s first TDPS show. Previous credits include Magnus in The Real Inspector Hound (Untitled Theater), Sheldon in The Prom, Cogsworth in Beauty & the Beast, Phil in Almost, Maine and Dennis Shepard in The Laramie Project (Cypress College). Conde can be found on Instagram at @saul_onstage.
Isabella is a third year double Theater and Performance Studies and Music major, she’s been a member of BareStage since the first semester of her freshman year! She loves all things theater and music, and when she’s not rehearsing for a show, you can find her attempting to write one!
Geoffrey is a 3rd year Theater & Performance studies major who's focusing on Scenic Design. Geoffrey enjoyed every step in the making of this show and hopes you have just as much fun watching and partaking in it as Geoffrey did. Geoffrey also doesn't know when the stage will call, but if and when it does, you best believe Geoffrey will be there.
Maree Denvers believes in the strength of Lysistrata’s commentary on class inequities, its representation of fluid identities, and the power of collective organizing. Being a part of this production has been a great joy. Follow her on Instagram: @MareeDenvers.
This is Stephanie’s first show with Berkeley TDPS. Previous roles include, Carla - In the Heights (Coalinga HS Theater), Silly Girl - Beauty and the Beast (Coalinga HS Theater). Stephanie is a 4th year studying Molecular Environmental Biology and Theater & Performance Studies. She would like to thank her friends and family for coming along to see the show!
Dale Tanner (she/her) is a graduating senior at UC Berkeley studying Theater & Performance Studies. She currently works as a Content Writer Intern for Savanti Travel, and when she’s not writing, you can usually find her onstage. Find her on Instagram @dales_drama.
Erzsabet Gonzalez is a fourth-year student majoring in Bioengineering and Theater Performance Studies. She is excited to be in a TDPS production her final semester! As a poet, her writing has appeared in The Offing and the New York Times Upfront Magazine. Follow her work on Instagram @erzsa.g
Pailey is honored to present her first TDPS show to you! She is excited to share her passion for theater through such an immersive and compelling show. Pailey would like to thank all her friends and family for coming: "To my biggest supporters through every up and down, this one's for you!"
Alexander Cole is a third-year transfer student majoring in Theater & Performance Studies. He is excited to be making his TDPS debut! Recent acting credits include The Real Inspector Hound, Project Fear And All The Feels, Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers. Follow on Instagram @_ac3ey_
David Van is a third-year student majoring in Theater & Performance Studies. He is thrilled to be in his second TDPS show! Favorite credits include Guest in Parasite Words (UC Berkeley), Dr. Butridge/King of Hearts/Jabberwock in Alice by Heart (Ohlone College), and Postmaster in The Government Inspector (Ohlone College).
