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Scene from the play Lysistrata

Thompson Theatre, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Scene from the play Lysistrata
Description:
Transcribed from photograph: Lysistrata demands the other women swear an oath to abstain from having sex with their husbands until the men stop the war. Women (L TO R) are Barb Foster as the Corinthian, Melanie Vick as the Boeotian, Judy House (Standing) as Lysistrata, Nicola Cheek as Lampito, and Gloria Putnam as the Athenian. The two women facing away from the camera are Gail Edwards as Kalonike and Christa Chruikshank as the Spartan.
Topics:
Student Life
Subjects:
Actors
Performing arts
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
8 x 10 inches
Item identifier:
0228208
Created Date:
circa to
Names:
North Carolina State University more info on North Carolina State University 
North Carolina State University -- Students more info on North Carolina State University -- Students 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs

Building: North Carolina State University, Frank Thompson Theatre -- Thompson Gymnasium (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949 
Built:
Street:
Jenson Dr.
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27606
Historical note:
In 1963 after renovations, the Thompson Gymnasium emerged as the Thompson Theater. Originally, the gymnasium was intended to establish a routine physical fitness schedule for students, since military drills were no longer required after World War I. Thompson Gymnasium became the first indoor athletic facility complete with two gyms, an indoor swimming pool, and an elevated indoor track. It also became the center for intercollegiate games. However, when Reynolds Coliseum took over the role of basketball facility, it left the classic building, with its urns and other ornamental architecture, open for the dramatic arts.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Historic buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
35.7827, -78.666901