(Women slogging in slowly at cue "Humpty dumpty"; CHOR Lead stepping out boldly L at BLEP's exit)

CHOR Lead: (drill sergeant) Come on girls, step it up, move your asses
Those dirty old men can't be getting free passes.

(Women now upright marching; to "Stars and Stripes Forever/ Be Kind to your Web-footed Friends")
Women march, stomp your feet, good and loud!
We don't want to be found by our husbands.
We're back where we worked out our plan
To repeal the rule of man.
Thank the gods we can now ditch these beards (pull them so they snap)
(kick line) Step aside, get a good grip on your womanhood.
(Looking L)Our leader is back from the hill (gesture fanning left arm out toward stage L)
No longer men, We'll shave our chins, We're women once again. YEAH! (salute)

PRAX: (in front of line like inspection) Ladies, good news, everything's going according to plan. But now we need to get rid of this men's wear, these walking sticks, and those boots before some man sees. (Start dumping in piles L and R, then someone cart off) (To CHOR Lead:) Get these women in shape while I get my husband's clothes back before he suspects. (going to her house)
CHOR LEAD: (salute) Yes, sir maam. Anything you say, sir maam. You're as butch a bitch as I ever saw maam.
PRAX: (turning back from door, hesitant at pseudo-compliment) Hang around, I can use you all as lieutenants. I must say, at assembly, I thought you all had real balls (just as she turns to enter door, enter BLEP in her clothes PRAX back off a bit shocked, then inspect him; CHOR clearing down into audience; Chor leader at edge of stage v L; NOSY CITIZEN enter v L)
BLEP: (stand like "yeah go on say it") Oh yeah, where have you been Praxagora?
PRAX: None of YOUR business. (NOSY keep getting too close to BLEP to hear and get brushed off walked away from, NOSY keep at it trying to listen in)
BLEP: Excuse me, none of my business, (trying to talk)
PRAX: And before you say I've been sleeping around on you, I got up early to help a friend in labor.
BLEP: And I suppose you had to wear MY work clothes for HER LABOR, leaving me to labor in this.
PRAX: (snickering to other side of him - women too; come up around him, neatening him up, check hair, clothes, then coyly) It was cold, dear, and I'm so delicate (bat eyes). I took this to stay warm and I pulled the cover up over you all warm and snug. (Wrapping his gown properly; PRAX now on opposite side of him)
BLEP: (after feeling comfy, try to regain momentum, right at her) Well, I guess you know you lost us a day's wages for my missing assembly.
PRAX: (innocently v R, paying attention to self) Oh, assembly adjour... is it over?
BLEP: (vL) I told you yesterday about today's meeting. (NOSY in the middle)
PRAX: (turning back, puzzled look) I guess you did say something about that. (Chorus laughter)
BLEP: (turning to her) So you haven't heard?
PRAX: What?
BLEP: The city's yours for the picking, you and all the women?
PRAX: Then, by Athena, Athens' future is bright.
BLEP: Huh?
PRAX: No more witnesses for hire, no scam artists...(NOSY agreeing)
BLEP: Hey, you'll take away my living! (trying to pass NOSY)
NOSY: (grabbing BLEP) Let the lady talk.
PRAX: (excited out to audience) No more poverty, muggers, repo men, lawyers.
NOSY: (pushing BLEP aside go toward PRAX) That'd be great, if it's for real.
CHOR: Come on, (2 stamp L) go girl (2 stamp R), use all (clap) your (clap) brains (clap, clap)
The crowd (same) needs you (same) to please (clap) ex(clap)plain (clap, clap)
A bold () new plan () for A()thens' () gain ()
Don't hash () the same () old trash() a()gain ()
CHOR LEAD: (keep going w/o others) The men, have been, a big, fat pain (weak clap) UH (embarrassed stop)
BLEP: (looking askance at women, NOSY started doing their dance, stop NOSY) Go on (to PRAX).
PRAX: Listen up, no interruptions. First: No more private property, we are now a collective communist people's republic. Communal everything. No rich, no poor, no class warfare, one big, happy tax bracket!
BLEP: But...
PRAX: (hush him, hold hand out, "Ah") Women will manage the funds for the good of all, even you (to BLEP).
NOSY: What about the ones who hold out their private reserves?
PRAX: Guilty of pilfering state funds.
BLEP: That's how they got the money in the first place.
NOSY: Yup, the haves are much worse thieves than the have nots.
PRAX: What advantage to holding out when all your needs are met by the state?
BLEP: (bright idea, bantering with NOSY) I got one. What if a man wants a bit of nooky on the side now and then, can he take out a loan from the community chest? (proud of himself)
PRAX: Free love's the new rule (BLEP and NOSY jaws drop) Everything and everyone is public property.
BLEP: (pick up NOSY's jaw) Wait, won't everyone make straight for the hottest babes?
PRAX: No, the good, the bad and the ugly will all be in the same line. If you want the best, you have to work your way through the rest.
BLEP: (NOSY hanging head) At our age, we won't have the umph to make it through the final heats.
PRAX: Don't worry the pretty ones won't complain about not getting to sleep with you, and you don't get any now, so you're no worse for the wear. (women laughing)
BLEP: But what about...?
PRAX: (anticipating him) Don't worry the good looking young gigolos will have to do the same, they'll have to wait in line for their favorites till the old men have had a go round. Pure democracy, one for all and all for one. (NOSY practicing a little grinding move v R)
NOSY: But (suddenly) with all the sleeping around, how will a man know his children?
PRAX: No problem: children will consider all older men their fathers.
BLEP: The way sons squeeze the life out of their fathers now, this will allow the whole gang to assault their communal "old man."
PRAX Now if anyone sees an old man being beaten up, he''l be afraid it's his own father and defend him immediately.
BLEP: What about work?
PRAX: Slaves will handle it all.
NOSY: Food, new clothes?
PRAX: We women will get to that as soon as we've tackled a few national crises. You'll just have to get to the table on time.
NOSY: Who pays court costs if I get sued, the state?
BLEP: Who'll pay to prosecute thieves?
PRAX: (to each) No more suing, no more thieving. No advantage when everything is everyone's. Why steal what's already yours. We'll knock down the walls between our houses to allow all to come and go freely. Picture this: (enticing BLEP) You drink and eat to your heart's content and on the way home, old women will come to you from all sides (BLEP and NOSY pulling back in horror) (in old witchy voice) "Come over to my house, love. I've got a lovely young thing. You can bang her brains out, after me. He, he, he.' (NOSY trying to slip away; PRAX grab NOSY back) And you can tail the young beefcake studs: (old man voice) 'Hey, buddy, what's the hurry? You won't score tonight till I've filled my quota. So go jack off, jerk. (BLEP likes this)" What do you think about that? (BLEP nod vigorously, NOSY catching on gets more excited) Off to market for me. As newly and duly elected state dominatrix, I need to gather goods for the big dinner (exiting L, crossing BLEP)
BLEP: I'll go with you so I can be seen right at your side and everyone can say 'Look it's none other than the first gentleman, the leading lady's husband.'
NOSY: (waving) Oh, I better take inventory of my possessions before I donate them in the marketplace. (off R)

CHORUS: (surrounding audience with song, to German National Anthem)
Athens, come and share your riches. Give your hard-fought gold away.
Pantry doors must now be opened. Serve the state up like a buffet.
Free love, free range, scot-free, carefree, No free speech, but lots of free food.
Having all our goods in common makes all us common folk uncommonly good. (CHOR exit L and R)