UNM?s Department of Theatre and Dance
Presents
Metamorphoses
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Based on the Myths of Ovid
Written and originally directed by Mary Zimmerman
?Directed by Joe Alberti
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September 28-October 7
in the Experimental Theatre
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WHAT: Mary Zimmerman?s Metamorphoses, based on the myths of Ovid, infuses these ancient stories with contemporary language, humor, and thought.
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WHEN: September 28, 29, October 4, 5, 6 at 7:30pm and September 30 and October 7 at 2:00pm
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WHERE: Experimental Theatre, Center for the Arts, UNM Main Campus
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HOW MUCH: $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & All Students
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TICKETS: UNM Ticket Offices, Call 925-5858 or 1-877-664-8661, or online at www.unmtickets.com
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MOREINFO: http://theatre.unm.edu, or call 277-4332
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UNM?s Department of Theatre and Dance opens its 2012-2013 production season with Mary Zimmerman?s Metamorphoses, directed by Joe Alberti, September 28 through October 7 in The Experimental Theatre. Mary Zimmerman?s exquisite adaptation of the classic myths of Ovid infuses these ancient stories with contemporary language, humor, and thought. Playing over sixty roles, an ensemble of sixteen talented actors present ten tales, all woven together through music, movement, and remarkable storytelling as gods and mortals interact in this award winning play which is both funny and poignant ? a dazzling exploration of transformation, redemption, and love.
Metamorphoses is at times comical, at times heartbreaking, but always sublime. It was described by the New York Times as ?the place in which dreams and reality, the primal and the particular melt and merge, devastate and console.? While many may not have read Ovid?s original text, audiences will recognize the stories: King Midas who turns everything he touches into gold, the musician Orpheus who descends into the realm of Hades to retrieve his love Eurydice, and Narcissus who falls in love with his own reflection. These familiar stories are often given a modern twist, as when Phaeton, the son of Apollo, complains to his therapist about his troubled relationship with his father. ?According to Time Magazine, the play ?recaptures the allure of the theatre?it shows that theatre can provide not just escape, but sometimes a glimpse of the divine.?
This is the first time that assistant professor Joe Alberti will direct for the Department of Theatre and Dance at UNM. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Alberti joined the faculty last year. Joe has directed over sixty plays and has voice and dialect-coached professional and college productions. He brings to UNM a strong background of intensive study, training and teaching acting, voice, speech and movement. Before joining the UNM faculty, he taught at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas, Syracuse University in New York, and the University of Texas at Dallas as well as summer sessions at Emerson College in Boston. His book, Acting: The Gister Method, a handbook for actors, directors and educators was released as a Penguin book by Pearson Academic (part of Pearson, Allyn and Bacon) in January 2012.
In an interview with Bill Moyers on PBS, Mary Zimmerman described her thoughts on myths and the effect of this play on audiences, ?There is a line in the show from Jung (I believe) that says ?Dreams are private myths, myths are public dreams? which is an idea I like very much. Whenever and wherever we have done this show, audiences immediately connect to the stories because metamorphoses ? change, unlooked for and often unwanted ? is an inescapable fact of our lives; it binds us together. These myths give a kind of comfort in that they assert that it was ever thus ? that change is the only constant ? and yet, out of any destruction, something new is born. And aside from all this, the stories are also gripping because they have a kind of wit, an unexpected humor in their staging that is born from both their strangeness and their familiarity.?
The set design for Metamorphoses is by associate professor Gordon Kennedy. At UNM, Gordon teaches in the Design for Performance program, including classes in Art Direction for TV/Film, Scenic Design for Theatre, CAD, 3D Modeling and Animation, Digital Imagery, Multimedia/Video Production, and Interactive Arts Technology. His current artistic interests focus on melding high technology and performance arts, and in particular interactive relationships between audiences, performers, and environments. Student designers, who are mentored by faculty, for this production are Michael Hidalgo, lighting design, and Sarah Wyman, costume design. Kimberly Jennings (also a student, mentored by faculty) is the stage manager. Original composition and sound design are by Casey Mraz, who will be performing live during the production. He is using an ancient Armenian instrument, the duduk for much of the music in Metamorphoses.
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Performances of Metamorphoses are September 28, 29, October 4, 5, 6 at 7:30pm and September 30 and October 7 at 2:00pm in the Experimental Theatre, located in the lower level of the Center for the Arts on UNM?s main campus. Due to some mature content this production is not suitable for children and is recommended for teens and above. Ticket prices are $15 General admission, $12 UNM Faculty & Seniors, and $10 UNM Staff & all Students. Tickets are available at the UNM Ticket Offices located at the UNM Bookstore, Central and Cornell, or the Arena (The Pit), University and Avenida Caesar Chavez, and by calling (505) 925-5858. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.unmtickets.com. ?More information is available online at http://theatre.unm.edu or by calling 277-4332.
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