Metamorphoses
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 6, 2000
Closed May 21, 2000
Opened Apr 6, 2000
Closed May 21, 2000
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Mary Zimmerman's mesmerizing METAMORPHOSES is a stunning exploration into the heart of Ovid's masterpiece featuring such mythical characters as Midas, Eros, Apollo and Phaeton. It is set in, on and around a beautifully reflective pool of water that represents everything from a stormy sea to an adulterous bed to a pool at the home of an over-privileged child. The actors wade, float, fight and even make love in this fluid set. The 90-minute journey mixes earthy humor with sudden tragedy.
Preview tickets are $25.00. April 11, 2000 is a "Pay-What-You-Can" performance.
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Every once in a while, it's refreshing to meander mentally and emotionally back through time to the age of the gods. They were very much like us, being anthropomorphically conceived. The women were idealized and placed on pedestals (this was before women's lib), and the men were generally goofs--which, eventually, sort of dictated the manners and mores of Western culture.
Of course, the Gods were mythological. But Chicago writer-director Mary Zimmerman has adapted Ovid's version of their stories to make some comments on today's world. In its Mark Taper Forum incarnation, Metamorphoses is a bang-up evening of entertainment, although Zimmerman's goal is a little clouded by her approach.
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