Metamorphoses

Mary Zimmerman (Playwright) Her plays include Metamorphoses (Tony Award for Best Direction), Argonautika, The Odyssey, The Arabian Nights, The Secret in the Wings, S/M: A Dream Biography, Treasure Island, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Eleven Rooms of Proust, The Journey to the West, Silk, Jungle Book, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Candide, Galileo, Galilei. 

Psalmayene 24 (a.k.a. Gregory Morrison) is an award-winning playwright, director, and actor. Psalm—as his colleagues call him—is currently The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at Mosaic Theater. Writing credits include his autobiographical solo play, Dear Mapel (Mosaic Theater), The Blackest Battle (Theater Alliance) and the short film, The Freewheelin’ Insurgents (Arena Stage).

Tony Thomas (Choreographer) is a New York based director, choreographer, and interior architect working in a wide range of arts and entertainment mediums since his youth. Growing up within an entertainment-based family, his international travels and residencies have exposed him to intriguing cultural practices and art forms, framing the artist and designer we see today. Tony was trained and groomed under the likes of Debbie Allen, Shawn Cosby, and Mike Malone, while working with Broadway’s David Saint and Joey McKneely, Steven Nachamie, Christopher Huggins, Tony Powell, Dancing with The Stars’ Jeffon Avin, and many others. Tony delivers innovation in dance from his core strengths in Ballet, Modern, Latin, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, and Musical Theatre. His directing technique involves movement, gesture-work, creative staging, and detailed character development – ultimately driving the story through visual interest. Always aiming to redefine the wisdom and artistry of the legends, Tony’s expressive style and pedagogy enforces focus, fluidity, innovation, and precision in the arts and entertainment industry.