Photo Flash: Mary Zimmerman's THE WHITE SNAKE Comes to The Old Globe

Mary Zimmerman makes her long-awaited San Diego directing debut with an enchanting theatrical spectacle with live music and sumptuous visuals, THE WHITE SNAKE. The Southern California Premiere of The White Snake, written and directed by Zimmerman, will runs through April 26 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.

In this visionary staging of a classic Chinese fable, a gentle serpent transforms into a beautiful woman. She falls in love with a dashing young man and decides to stay human forever, until a wicked monk discovers her true identity and vows to destroy her. The White Snake is an unforgettable theatrical event for all ages that NPR called "strikingly beautiful." The New York Times proclaimed that Zimmerman "creates richly imagistic works - her eye refines and refinishes, drawing ever-sharper pictures from the texts she theatricalizes." This nearly 2,000 year-old Chinese fable has been reimagined throughout the centuries and appears in the legends of many cultures.

Amy Kim Waschke plays the White Snake, Tanya Thai McBride is her loyal friend the Green Snake, Jon Norman Schneider her suitor Xu Xian, and Matt DeCaro her nemesis Fa Hai. The ensemble also includes Dan Lin (Boatman),Stephenie Soohyun Park (Guan Yin), Eliza Shin (Acolyte), Shannon Tyo(Crane), Kristin Villanueva (Sister), Gary Wingert (Canopus), and Wai Yim(Brother-in-Law); with musicians Tessa Brinckman (Flutes), Ronnie Malley(Strings/Percussion), and Michal Palzewicz (Cello).

The creative team includes Daniel Ostling (Scenic Design), Mara Blumenfeld(Costume Design), T.J. Gerckens (Lighting Design), Andre Pluess (Sound Design and Original Music), Shawn Sagady (Projection Design), Caparelliotis Casting (Casting), and Leila Knox (Production Stage Manager).

Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE, or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

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