Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Presents METAMORPHOSES, 6/10-25

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, is proud to present Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses at WICA, 565 Camano Avenue, Langley, WA June 10 - 25, 2011.

"Metamorphoses" brings Ovid's tales to stunning visual life. Set in and around a large pool of water (5000+ gallons) on stage, "Metamorphoses" juxtaposes the ancient and the contemporary in both language and image to reflect the variety and persistence of narrative in the face of inevitable change.

Zimmerman, on why she chose to write a play based on stories thousands of years old says, "These myths have a redemptive power in that they are so ancient. There's a comfort in the familiarity of the human condition. Each vignette, and the play itself, is about change, which one can surmise from the title. These changes however are all related to love, which takes on many forms and leads the bearers to many things, both good and bad. In the end, even Midas is redeemed and is reunited with his daughter who had been turned to gold by his former love of money and power."??"...Zimmerman's lovely, deeply affecting work... recaptures the primal allure of the theatre. It shows that theatre can provide not just escape but sometimes a glimpse of the divine." -- Time

"Metamorphoses" is directed by Robert W. Prosch and features Jennifer Bondelid, Morgan Bondelid, Katy Brooks, Anthony Caldwell, Max Cole-Takanikos, Gwen Jones, Kent Junge, Savannah True Randall, Tristan Steel, Katie Woodzick, and Dwight Zehm.

The Creative Team includes Jennifer Bondelid (Movement), Ann Deacon (Lighting Design), Jason Dittmer (Scenic Design), Val Johnson (Costume Design), Jim Riley (Dramaturg) and Rob Scott (Stage Manager).?
Ticket prices range from $12 to $16 and are available from www.WICAonline.com or 360.221.8268 - 800/638.7631.