With the story of the Greek comedy “Lysistrata” reimagined in an early-2000s reality TV studio setting, the characters dismantled the room’s “conversation pit” feature, stripping it of the pink pillows and fluff that represented their world under the male gaze. CSUN’s spring 2023 production was co-directed by students Victor Cruz Martinez, Malu Pizzatto and Autumn Tatnall in the Experimental Theatre at The Soraya. Photo: Brandon T. King.