''Lizzie Stranton'' by Lydia Diamond is an updated version of ''Lysistrata.''
(Kalman Zabarsky for Boston University Photography)
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Greek comedy about love and war fast-forwards to 2016
''Lizzie Stranton'' by Lydia Diamond is an updated version of ''Lysistrata.''
(Kalman Zabarsky for Boston University Photography)
The year is 2016 in a place much like America. The world is at war, the economy is in ruins, and victory is in the hands of the women. Lizzie Stranton takes the lead. She orders all women to withhold sex from the men until peace is at hand. (Full article: 479 words)
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