Metamorphoses: A Play
First performed by students at Northwestern University, where  playwright Zimmerman is a professor of performance studies (she  is also Manilow Resident Director at the Goodman Theater in  Chicago), this play opened at Broadway's Circle on the Square  Theater in March 2002. Based on Ovid's transformation myths, the  play subtly mixes the ancient stories of pathos and tragedy with  contemporary language, humor, and thought, all enacted in and  around a large pool of water in the center of the stage. The  themes of love, the inevitability of change, and the human  ability to adapt to change are timeless, as is amply  demonstrated by the sometimes eerie closeness of a vignette to  the original lines from Ovid, which still manage to resonate  with modern viewers. The volume includes the script, a  production history, and photographs from several productions. A  valuable addition to either drama/ theater or mythology  collections, this play by Zimmerman, who has also adapted and  directed The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, The Odyssey, The  Arabian Nights, and others, is highly recommended for public,  academic, and high school libraries. Katherine K. Koenig, Ellis  Sch., Pittsburgh Performing ArtsCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.