Flatbush Lysistrata
by Lila Rachel Becker
Script Development
Facilitated by Portmanteau & The Interstitial
Hosted by Bechdel Project
Playwright - Lila Rachel Becker
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December 2025
Flatbush Lysistrata is an adaptation of the Aristophanes set among the Hasidic Jewish community at an axe-throwing parlor. It began life as a physical theater piece. It's a comedy and also an examination of fundamentalism: what draws us to it, and how women create spaces for themselves within it.
Facilitated by Portmanteau & The Interstitial
Hosted by Bechdel Project
Playwright - Lila Rachel Becker
****
December 2025
Flatbush Lysistrata is an adaptation of the Aristophanes set among the Hasidic Jewish community at an axe-throwing parlor. It began life as a physical theater piece. It's a comedy and also an examination of fundamentalism: what draws us to it, and how women create spaces for themselves within it.
