Performance

Praxagora and her friends are fed up. Every day, the news from local politics is full of nothing but corruption, stagnation, fickleness, and spite. What's a gang of women in ancient Athens, where only men can attend Assembly, to do? Why, steal their husbands’ clothes, put on fake beards, and vote to put women in charge once and for all, of course. But will the people of Athens accept their radical proposals? Find out in Head Trick Theatre's production of Aristophanes's chaotic farce, THE ASSEMBLYWOMEN.
The performance contains adult content including sexual themes and strong language.
Free. Registration requested.
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A repeat performance will take place in the RISD Museum on Sunday, July 31, from 2-3pm.
Head Trick Theatre is a performing group based in Providence, RI that puts on innovative productions of classic plays with a focus on the importance of liveness.THE ASSEMBLYWOMEN will be performed July 15-31 in various locations throughout Providence.
Image: Greek, Eight-drachma coin (octodrachm), 261-252 BCE. Museum Appropriation Fund.