(This first part started as a comment on Tara's post, but it ended up being a bit longer, so I just decided to post it. Plus, I think it's a really good conversation to have.)

Tara, I agree with you. I think that's why the last scene feels so awkward to me. I'm not sure if I have any good, concrete ideas of other ways to play it, since some of it is scripted, but I think that perhaps we could take a less drunk-out-of-our-minds-approach to that last bit and maybe appreciate more of the subtleties and relationships.

Also, maybe the ending is a product of Aristophanes' culture - women go back to being secondary, in their own private sphere, while men seem to take all the credit for making peace. Maybe that was accepted in ancient Greece, or maybe we can play it in a way that makes it obvious that the women are just humoring the men by letting them take credit for ending the war. (Or maybe that's degrading to the men. Hmmm...)

Regardless, I think we could be a lot more careful of inter-personal relating and connection in that last scene.

SECONDLY, I came across this review of a dance company that talks about "artistic dissent", and the ways that art can be, and is, political. It reminded me a bit of what we are doing with this play, and it's definitely an interesting read. Plus, the picutre reminded me of one of the chorus fight scenes...