Metamorphoses at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

“THE SOUL WANDERS IN THE DARK, UNTIL IT FINDS LOVE. AND SO,
WHEREVER OUR LOVE GOES, THERE WE FIND OUR SOUL.”

Back in D.C. for the first time since her smash hit productions of The Arabian Nights and Candide, and ten years after this exquisite production stormed Broadway and earned her the Tony Award for Best Director, MacArthur “Genius” Mary Zimmerman returns with Metamorphoses. Zimmerman’s magical interpretation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses proves myths about romance, family, loss and redemption never go out of style. Through lyrical storytelling and stunning imagery, Zimmerman constructs a wondrous world where gods and mortals interact in a giant pool on our famous in-the-round stage. These timeless stories – “powerful, moving, and funny” (Talkin’ Broadway) – ripple through the depths of imagination, reminding us of the transformative power of theater.

Authors

• David Slavitt
• Mary Zimmerman
• Willy Schwartz