• Theatre

    Aristophane's A Separate Peace (the Acharnians)

    Weber State University Department of Performing Ar

    September 23, 2008

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    Weber State University Department of Performing Arts Greek Readers Theatre presents Aristophanes' A Separate Peace (The Acharnians),' in Special Collections, Stewart Library. This is a free performance and open to the public. The production is recommended for mature audiences only and contains mature themes and language. The cast is composed of WSU faculty, staff and students. A Separate Peace' (aka 'The Acharnians' and with apologies to John Knowles) was written when the Peloponnesian War had already lasted too long - threatening the State and causing its downfall within two years of the play's first presentation. Aristophanes' leading motive is the same as in many of his plays--the intense desire of the less excitable and more moderate-minded citizens for relief from the miseries of war. Also typical is his satirical treatment of government officials, war leaders and easily misled citizens. He vividly compare the joys and comfort of peace with the fruits of a futile war. Dicaeopolis is enraged at the false pretexts for continuing the war with Sparta. He concludes a separate peace with Sparta for himself and his family. He builds an enclosure around his house, his peace and his free market, while outside the rest of the country is harassed by war. He is compared to Lamachus, the leader of the war party. Dicaeopolis prepares for a feast while Lamachus prepares for a fight. Lamachus returns from war with broken head and crippled foot, supported by two comrades; on the other side, Dicaeopolis, drunk, is led by two good- natured damsels. The lamentations of the one are continually mimicked and derided by the exhultations of the other, and with this contrast, which is carried to the highest point, the play ends. This is the 8th year of the Greek Readers Theatre celebration of Aristophanes' comedies. His existing plays are listed below in the order they were written amd including the year they were performed at WSU. Caril Jennings, the producer of this series, says, 'My goal is to present all of Aristophanes' work before I die. That means I only have four more years and this project will be complete. Then, I'll just start recycling the scripts. He is always in style because there always seems to be a war and a surplus of politicians to be satirized!'

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      Tickets: Free Admission

    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      September 23, 2008

      Times:
      Tuesday 1:00pm

    • Venue Info

      Weber State University - Stewart Library

      2901 University Circle Ogden, UT 84408

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