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Metamorphoses Play Analysis
The name of the play I watched was called Metamorphoses. It was located in the University Theatre in California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA. The writer of this play was Mary Zimmerman and was directed by Mary Herman. The actors who participated in this play were Gerson, Amber, Yesenia, Jonathan, Alex, Marilyn, Nikolai, Byronique, Jasmine, Jose, Krystija, Devonta, Vince and lastly Brandon. Also our Production crew who did a phenomenal job. Choreographer Marco, my wonderful public speaking professor. Stage manager Lannette and her assistant stage managers who were Jasmine and Rose. Set Designer Hazel, Sound designer Corinne, Light designer crystal, Costume designer Carin and assistant sound designer which is Katelyn. We have …show more content…
Is shows how the water gives or takes our lives. This play talked about the life of nine Greek goddesses and each story had something in common. Well, what is it? Water. The first play was about a rich man named Midas he was a man that loved the sound of gold. He wanted everything to turn into gold. Well someone hear about his wish which was Dionysus and of course granted his wish which he thought it wasn’t a good idea but, Midas didn’t care. So he went on and enjoyed touching everything but then his daughter comes running to hug his and he screams to the top of this lungs for her not to touch her father. But of course his daughter turn into a statue of gold. He asks Dionysus to turn his daughter back but he said that there was probably one only way to change his daughter back. He had to find the river Pactolus to wash off this daughter. The second story was about the daughter of posiden and her husband. They were so much in love, they would do everything together but her husband had to go out into the sea. But his wife didn’t want him to go because it was very dangerous but he did not care he still went on. She seen the boat getting smaller and smaller as the waves were pushing him away. Posidens daughter had a feeling that her husband wasn’t coming. Later on in his trip the waves were drastically rises and getting really bumpy, he and his crew died. But this spirit visited his wife which she got upset that he died …show more content…
But found out that his wife was actually there and the guard had to take her way. But they gave him another chance to he kept walking and walking. But the wife started falling in love with the guard and when her husband made it to the gate he turned around and the wife didn’t recognize her husband anymore and left. The Fifth story was about this lovely women named Pomona, she loved the looks and smell of flowers. She was shy and to herself. But there was Fetumas the spring man who was madly in love with Pomona. He did everything to try and get her attention but it wasn’t working. He had to try something new to grab her attention. Well he dressed as an old women to talk to Pomona to tell her that this young, handsome, funny man named Fetumas was great and should go out with him. She was a little freaked out but she knew that Fetumas was dressed as an old women and she told him to take off the costume and right when he did she kissed him. The sixth story was about Ramsey the sun Goddess son. He wanted to borrow his father’s car or motorcycle don’t remember what it was but he told him he had to be careful but he didn’t listen and

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