On March 3, a New York actor named Sharon Bower was at the forefront of an international movement. On that day, nearly 1,100 performances were held, all over the world and in every U.S. state, of the Aristophanes play Lysistrata, as an international protest against war. [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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for me it would have been better if you had put the play on the site, so i could read it. I have a life threatening illness, and am stuck inside.
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