A modern adaptation of the classic Greek comedy Lysistrata takes the stage this week in the Black Box Theater at Chadron State College with performances Thursday through Sunday.

Director and CSC theater professor Roger Mays says the play by Aristophanes, written 2,425 years ago, remains timeless with elements of feminism, anti-war protests, and politics. It’s central follows one of the best-known phases of the 1960s: Make Love, Not War.

In the play, set in  411 B.C. during the Peloponnesian War, Lysistrata of Athens brings together other women from the warring city-states, who agree not have sex with their husbands until the war ends.

The 2003 adaptation by Ellen McLaughlin in 2003 holds true to the classic Greek style of theater with choruses that narrate the story in between the individual scenes.

Mays says it’s also short, less than hour, with no intermission. Because of the adult themes and language, he does recommend it for mature audiences only.

Curtain time for the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances of Lysistrata is 7:30 with the Sunday matinee at 2:00. To buy or reserve tickets, contact the CSC Box Office at 308-432-6207 or [email protected].

For interviews with the actors, go to the college theater department webpage at csc.edu and click on “Behind the Scenes.”