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Scholar Talk: Metamorphoses

Photos of Dr. Sasha-Mae Eccleston, Dr. Patricia Akhimie, and Miss Kitty

Booking and details

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Dates Fri, June 7, 2024, 6:30pm

Tickets Free; reservations requested

Join Dr. Sasha-Mae Eccleston (Classics, Brown University) Miss Kitty (Water Nymph, Metamorphoses), and Dr. Patricia Akhimie (Director, Folger Institute) in a conversation about the intertwining of Roman mythology with the African diaspora as explored in Folger Theatre’s current production. Topics to be explored will include the voice, the body, the human, and translation.

About the production

Ovid’s classic tales come to astonishing life in Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation where gods and mortals experience love, loss, and transformation.

Juxtaposing the mythic and the modern, the stories of Aphrodite, Midas, Orpheus, Cupid, and others are told in a whimsical and poignant fashion, reminding us of the joys, follies, and heartbreaks of being human.

Metamorphoses was nominated for three Tony Awards in 2002, including “Best Play.”

Sasha-Mae Eccleston

John Rowe Workman Assistant Professor of Classics, Brown University

Sasha-Mae Eccleston

Dr. Patricia Akhimie

Director, Folger Institute

Dr. Patricia Akhimie

Miss Kitty

Water Nymph, 'Metamorphoses'

Miss Kitty