Lysistratas Children

I attended a performance of Lysistratas Children at a theater between 10th and 11th street on first ave (New World Theater? They didn't have enough programs for everyone to get one), performed by young adolescents mostly attending Friends Seminary. This play was about one girl, who during a fourth of July parade, had an epiphany that most of the United States' history is based on wars and violence. Her idea was to protest war by withholding and encouraging friends to withhold love from their parents until every adult they knew signed a petition to stop war and 'talk it out.'
I was confused about the title until Jenn told me about the ancient myth of Lysistrata, who got her fellow women of two opposing villages to withhold sex from their husbands until they stopped fighting each other. With this knowledge, I found the title incredibly amusing.
Not only was this play adorable, and the perfect length of time for someone with adult ADD as severe as mine, I think it had a lot of great teaching points in the classroom. Because children are performing in it, I would be comfortable using this in as early as a fourth grade classroom. I think I would begin by talking about the play, summarizing it, and then delving into the topic of protest. Using that as a launch pad, I think I would educate about different times protest has been used in our country and for what, and what students think they would protest if they could.
The students in my student teaching placement are writing editorials now, and I think one topic could delve into another. I would definitely recommend this as a cheap and entertaining field trip if this show ever returns to the theater.