Metamorphoses by Connor Smith

On October 8, I went to Neely Auditorium to catch the 8 PM showing of Metamorphoses directed by Leah Lowe and presented by Vanderbilt University Theatre. The play was adapted from The Metamorphoses of Ovid by David Slavitt, which came out in 1996. However, of the many stories in Metamorphoses, only a two of them…

Posted by essinec on October 21, 2015 in News, Baucis, Eurydice, Hades, Mary Zimmerman, Metamorphoses, Orpheus, Philemon

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Silence on stage: the effects of acting solely through movement by Matthew Lieberson

  Metamorphoses, presented by Vanderbilt University Theatre in early October, was an extremely busy production. There were stories within stories. There was complicated, layered staging that stretched through all of Neely Auditorium in many instances. The production team (and specifically carpenters Cole Carlin and Miranda Pepin) built a pool in Neely! However, I was struck…

Posted by essinec on October 20, 2015 in News, Acting, Baucis, Metamorphoses, Phaeton, Philemon, Simplicity

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