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UCLA graduate directing student Eliza Laytner’s new play “Women in Congress” is a comedic play that follows Athenian women as they attempt to take control of the government by dressing in drag, exploring topics relating to feminism and gender dichotomies.

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The first word that director Eliza Laytner uses to describe her new play, “Women in Congress,” is “edgy” – not a word one would necessarily associate with a play that dates back to 392 B.C.

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“Women in Congress” updates Aristophanes for modern era

By Leyla Kumble

Dec. 5, 2013 12:21 a.m.