The Athenian Touch
# The Athenian Touch

The Athenian Touch is a 1964 Off-Broadway musical with a book by Arthur Goodman and J. Albert Fracht, music by Willard Straight, and lyrics by David Eddy. It opened January 14, 1964 at the Jan Hus Playhouse, and ran for a single performance.

## Synopsis

Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes competes with Athenian statesman Cleon for the affections of a courtesan, Attalea. Aristophanes is also writing Lysistrata, and is on trial due to its content, which includes women withholding sex from men until they stop fighting wars. Attalea helps get Aristophanes' trial thrown out, and helps reconcile Cleon with his wife.

## Songs

### Act l

* There Goes Time (Attalea)
* Today's the Day (Ora, Flictus, Lamia, Kita, Thea, Boys)
* No Garlic Today (Attalea, Ora, Chorus)
* Have a Little Soothe on Me (Polycharides)
* Harmony, Sweet Harmoni (Attalea, Cleon, Flictus, Lamia)
* The Singer and the Song (Colonis, Lamia)
* When You Write Greek Comedy (Aristophanes)
* What is a Woman (Attalea)
* Eleleu! (Aristophanes, Company)
* Look Away (Ora)
* Theres Goes Time (reprise) (Aristophanes)
* Love, You Are So Difficult (Attalea)

### Act ll

* A Lady of Leisure (Attalea, Ora)
* Dance (Chorus)
* An Awkward Little Boy (Colonis)
* An Agent's Blood (Flictus)
* Lysistrata (Polycharides, Citizen-Soldiers)
* What is a Woman (reprise) (Aristophanes)
* All We Need to Know (Attalea, Aristophanes, Company)

## Cast

| | 1964 Off-Broadway |
| - | - |
| Ora | Butterfly McQueen |
| Attalea | Marion Marlowe |
| Aristophanes | Robert Cosden |
| Colonis | John Kordel |
| Flictus | John Baylis |
| Lamia | Betsy Durkin |
| Kita | Annette Brandler |
| Thea | Marty Clarke |
| Rhodia | Lois Rooks |
| Polycharides | James Harder |
| Cleon | William Martel |
| Socrates | Will Richter |
| Nicias | Bill Caskey |
| Citizen-Soldier | Ronn Hansen, Mark Holliday, Richard Ianni |
