Metamorphoses

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Metamorphoses is a play by Mary Zimmerman that reimagines classical Greek and Roman myths through visually striking, water-centered staging.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
theatrical adaptation
adaptationOf myths of Ovid
author Mary Zimmerman
awardReceived Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
Lucille Lortel Award
basedOn Metamorphoses by Ovid
classical Greek myths
classical Roman myths
broadwayCity New York City
broadwayTransfer Circle in the Square Theatre
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Mary Zimmerman
criticalReception widely acclaimed by theatre critics
firstProducedInDecade 1990s
genre drama
mythological drama
hasCharacterType gods
mortals
mythological figures
hasTheme change
loss
love
power of storytelling
influenced subsequent myth-based stage adaptations
intendedMedium live theatre
language English
lightingDesignFeature reflections on water
notableFeature visually striking imagery
water-centered staging
originalCityOfProduction Chicago
originalProductionCompany Lookingglass Theatre Company
performanceStyle nonlinear storytelling
story-theatre techniques
publisherOfScript Northwestern University Press
setDesignElement minimalist set surrounding a pool
soundDesignFeature evocative soundscape
stagingStyle ensemble-based
highly physical theatre
subjectMatter Greek mythology
Roman mythology
transformation
theatricalElement onstage pool of water

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Second Stage Theater
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