Bergen Community College

Allana Floro as Lysistrata and Haily VanSickle as Myrrhine.

PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergenstages theatre troupe will perform Aristophanes’ Greek comedy “Lysistrata” in the Ender Hall Lab Theatre located at Bergen Community College’s main campus in Paramus (400 Paramus Road) in February.

First performed in Athens, Greece in 411 B.C., the satire follows one woman’s mission to unite all women to end the Peloponnesian War by withholding sex from their lovers – a strategy that ignites a battle between the sexes. Directed by Peter A. Campbell, Ph.D., Bergenstages will perform Carolyn Balducci’s 1991 adaptation of Lysistrata set in a modern world of palm trees and pool toys. Please note, the performance includes adult language and situations; attendee discretion is advised.

Performances take place on Friday, February 21; Saturday, February 22; Thursday, February 27; Friday, February 28; and Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee performances take place on Saturday, February 22 and Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. Audiences are invited to attend a special post-show audience talk-back immediately following the February 27 performance. Tickets are $18 for general admission, $12 for seniors (ages 65+) and $5 for all students. For seats, visit tickets.bergen.edu or call (201) 447-7428.

Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls more than 13,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.

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