ClassicsFest 2011 Announces Week Two Lineup July 20-24

ClassicsFest 2011 - The Antaeus Company, L.A.'s classical theater ensemble, presents its 7th "summer splash" of actor-initiated workshops, readings, and special events. Audiences can choose from a veritable smorgasbord of the classics. This week: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and Lysistrata by Aristophanes. July 20 - 24.

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Claudia Weill: Illyria is rife with mistaken identities, cross-dressing, cross-gartering and a whole lot of romance in Shakespeare's hilarious comedy. (A fully-staged Work-in-Process). Wednesday, July 20 @ 8 pm, Thursday, July 21 @ 8 pm and Friday, July 22 @ 8 pm.

Can a plunging neckline lay a soldier low? Afternoon symposium on Lysistrata by Aristophanes, moderated by Carnegie Mellon assistant professor of dramatic literature and founding director of the Production Dramaturgy Program Michael M. Chemers ("Flights of Fancy" event). Saturday, July 23 @ 4:30 pm

Prix Fixe dinner at The Federal Bar available between Afternoon Symposium and evening performance of Lysistrata ("Flights of Fancy" event). Saturday, July 23 @ 6 pm Lysistrata by Aristophanes directed by Dana Friedman. Antaeus's A2 Ensemble romps through Ancient Greece in this bawdy tale of man vs. woman. Husbands are forced to choose between their weapons of war and weapons of love, and we ask the eternal question: Can a plunging neckline lay a soldier low? ("Flights of Fancy" featuring the A2 Ensemble). Saturday, July 23 @ 8 pm and Sunday, July 24 @ 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm.

WHERE:
THE ANTAEUS COMPANY @ Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood CA 91601
(one block south of Magnolia - ample street parking)

HOW:
(818) 506-1983 or www.Antaeus.org

TICKETS:
Works in Process and First Look readings: $10/each
Saturday Flights of Fancy events (afternoon symposium, dinner, evening performance): $20/each or all 3 for $50