Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman is a playful and contemporary retelling of the evocative and timeless myths as told by the Roman poet Ovid. COLLAB splashes onto the local theatre scene in a fresh staging of this award-winning Broadway script. Originally staged in March 2002 on Broadway’s Square Theatre in New York, Metamorphoses is a widely applauded and awarded play. It won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play and Outstanding Music in a Play, 2002; the Drama League Award, 2002; and a Tony Award nomination for Best Play, 2002.Central to this play is a pool of water. Hence, a central visual device and an important metaphor, a pool 3.66m in diameter and approximately 1590 gallons will be built into The Substation Theatre, endowing the performance space with the highly sensual and transformative power of water.
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