THE THEATER MIRROR, New England’s LIVE Theater Guide
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note: entire contents copyright 2007 by Carl A. Rossi
Ensemble:
Madeleine Bennett
Olivia Benowitz
Matthew Bohrer
Jack Fishburn
Nelson Greaves
Arlo Hill
Carolyn Holding
Daniel Pecci
Cecilia I. Soler
Sara Wright
Mary Zimmerman’s magical, acclaimed METAMORPHOSES, drawing such myths as King Midas, Orpheus and Eurydice, and Alcyone and Ceyx from Ovid’s collection and setting them in and around a swimming pool, is briefly casting its spell at the Loeb Drama Center; I saw the New York production, several years ago, and the HRDC’s version is almost as good, cast with student actors and shimmeringly directed by Carmel O’Reilly so that water, desire, love and transcendence become one and the same, balanced between the classical and the contemporary, the heartfelt and the send-up. I remember the New York cast being more adept in their swimming, submerging and play-acting, but how lovely to re-experience Ms. Zimmerman’s images through this engaging ensemble. After attending METAMORPHOSES, taking a bath will never seem the same…