Welcome to Athena Theatre
The embodiment of wisdom, strength and purity
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) Organization; Producing under AEA 99 Seat Plan; based in Los Angeles, California.
The Athena Theatre Company is dedicated to developing and producing contemporary, off-beat and irreverent psychological dramas and dark comedies that challenge traditional stereotypes. We strive for theatre that entertains, informs, enlightens, questions and deepens audience awareness to vital modern issues. We endeavor to actively and responsibly invest in new voices for the stage by nurturing writers and promoting original works; especially in regards to gender, politics, race and religion. We aim to become an important and necessary force in both our community and our country.
Metamorphoses
By Mary Zimmerman
based on the myths by Ovid
Thursday, July 10th through Saturday, August 9th
Thurs-Sat at 8PM; Sun at 2pm
The Historic Lankershim Arts Center
5108 Lankershim Blvd. NOrth HOllywod, CA 91601
“Technically, of course, water is not the element in which we humans usually move. Ms. Zimmerman makes you see it as our truest natural environment: the place in which dreams and reality, the primal and the particular melt and merge, devastate and console.” – Ben Brantley, New York Times
August 1, 2008…Los Angeles…The award-winning, critically acclaimed Athena Theatre is entering its fifth season, proud to present their first production for the 2008 season, Mary Zimmerman’s astounding theatrical experience Metamorphoses, based on the Greek myths of Ovid.
Metamorphoses opened in New York in 2001 and in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum in 2002. What is extraordinary about the play is that its scenes are played in and around a swimming pool. This is not only an innovative concept for theatre – one that definitely attracts an older and younger audience alike, but artistically adds unforgettable touches of beauty for all that see it.
The stories in Metamorphoses are the most exciting and astonishing ever written. They are full of comedy, tragedy, pathos, laughter, tears, passion, violence, grief, regret and redemption. Six male and six female actors portray such characters as Midas, Eros, Bacchus, Zeus, Aphrodite, Ceres and Psyche. To quote the Wall Street Journal, “Funny one moment, achingly sorrowful the next, Metamorphoses somehow manages to both lift you out of the moment you’re living in and speak to it with piercing directness.”
Playwright: Mary Zimmerman
Director: Patrick Varon
Movement Director: Adria Dawn
Production Stage Manager: Kevin Jordan
Set Design: Stefan Depner
Lighting Design: Johnny Ryman
Costume Design: Kaori Mita
Projection Design: TBA
Sound Design: TBA
Publicity: Don Grigware
Postcard Design: TBA
Currently Casting
General Admission $20 presale on-line
Or $25 cash only at the door
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Reservations: 818-754-1423