Photo Flash: First Look at Anjali Bhimani, Usman Ally and More in Lookingglass Theatre's METAMORPHOSES

Lookingglass Theatre Company opens its 25th Anniversary Season with Metamorphoses, based on the Myths of Ovid, written and directed by Lookingglass Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman. The show will play tonight, September 19 – September 28, 2012. The return of Lookingglass' seminal production, coinciding with the 10th Anniversary of the Broadway run, will open at Lookingglass in the fall of 2012 and will then move to Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage.  BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

In 1998, Lookingglass debuted Metamorphoses, a play of such grace and power that the memory of it still lingers in the minds of audiences today. The critically-acclaimed, record-breaking Chicago engagement led to a Broadway production that garnered Mary Zimmerman the 2002 Tony Award for Best Director and catapulted Lookingglass onto the national stage.

From a simple, rippling pool of water, Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman conjured the force of Ovid's ancient myths into gorgeous imagery and breathtaking storytelling. Metamorphoses' long-anticipated Chicago revival will feature a number of Lookingglass Ensemble Members and original cast members.

Metamorphoses will feature Members of The original Lookingglass Chicago cast, Anjali Bhimani (Myrrha and Others), Lawrence E. DiStasi (Hermes and Others), Marilyn Dodds Frank (Therapist and Others), Raymond Fox (Midas and Others), Douglas Hara (Phaeton and Others), Chris Kipiniak (Erysichthon and Others), Louise Lamson (Alcyone and Others). The cast also includes returning cast member Anne Fogarty (Aphrodite and Others) and New cast members Usman Ally (Ceyx and Others) and Lauren Orkus (Eurydice and Others).

For more information, visit lookingglasstheatre.org

Photo Credit: Liz Lauren

Douglas Hara, Anjali Bhimani

Lawrence E. DiStasi, Anjali Bhimani

Usman Ally, Lauren Orkus, Douglas Hara, Louise Lamson

Anjali Bhimani, Chris Kipiniak

Douglas Hara, Anne Fogarty

Louise Lamson, Lawrence E. DiStasi

Douglas Hara, Raymond Fox and Usman Ally