Metamorphoses, an ancient compendium of Greek myths, has surprising parallels with contemporary concerns, from climate change ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, Tim Liu, Evelyn Chen and John William Watkins in "Metamorphoses" at Berkshire Theatre Group in Stockbridge, Mass. The ...

PITTSFIELD — Set in and around a pool, Mary Zimmerman's “Metamorphoses” is drawn from David R. Slavitt’s translation of Ovid’s epic collection of poems that track nothing less than the creation of the ...

One was the face of Nature … A lifeless lump, unfashion’d and unframed / Of jarring seeds, and justly Chaos named,” says Ovid in the introduction to his infamous poem “Metamorphoses.” Completed in the ...

In the Mary Zimmerman play “Metamorphosis” humans are frail and their gods are petty. The playwright takes six stories from the Ovid poem to make this point. Playing in the Unicorn Theatre of the ...

“Metamorphoses” by Mary Zimmerman brings classic mythology and modern messages together, all taking place in a real pool and on its deck. York Drama is putting on Mary Zimmerman’s Tony-winning play, ...

Any stage adapter of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” is faced with a quandary: What particular kinds of metamorphoses should be emphasized? The transformations become increasingly plural over the course of 250 ...

A scene from a rehearsal of “Metamorphoses,” which revisits Greek and Roman myths. The stories unfold in and around a large pool of water onstage. Courtesy The Pear Theatre and Dragon Productions.

Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses, winner of the Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award nominee, dives headfirst into the thrilling, sometimes terrifying world of Greek and Roman mythology. From King Midas’ ...

Seemingly at random, the 10 actors in director Isadora Wolfe’s reasonably involving production at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre, emerge in half light from a pool that dominates Jason Simms ...

The cast of “Metamorphoses” makes frequent use of a pool at the center of the set, designed by Jason Simms. Evelyn Chen, top, is a New York City-based actor and dancer making her Berkshire Theatre ...