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Joy Smith Lysistrata Analysis

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The department of theater and speech at The City College of New York’s production of Lysistrata by Aristophanes and directed by Joy Smith is a Greek comedy about a women named Lysistrata whose main goal is to end the war between the Athens and the Spartans. She intends to do this by trying to convince the women of Thebes and Sparta to not have sexual relations with their husbands until they agree to a peace treaty. The women weren’t to sure about this, but ended up agreeing. Smith’s production of Lysistrata captures the gender role and the power they obtain during that time. This play leans towards a more feminist side demonstrating the power women had with their sexual abilities. Director Joy Smith translated the play from its original
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