Metamorphosis, a review

The pamphlet explained that Metamorphoses is based on the Greek Myths, which were around before the Bible, and before people had any concept of shame or guilt about the human body. There was some nudity in the show, but it was done tastefully, and was not meant to be overtly sexual.
The stage was a square platform with dirt in the middle, which was utilized in many scenes. In my opinion, the costumes were appropriate, except for the six-inch heels a few of the girls wore. Most of the time the actors were barefoot, wearing toga-like white gowns. The Gods of course wore more elaborate costumes. The guy playing Poseidon, the sea God, had blond curly hair, and wore what looked like a long green evening gown with sparkles all over it. Aphrodite smoked a cigarette, and wore a feathery coat with sparkles over an outfit that left little to the imagination (it looked like it came from Frederick’s of Hollywood!) and very high heels.
In the beginning of the show, while it was still dark, some people (men and women) wearing thongs walked slowly on to the stage, and layed in the dirt together. The sound of barking dogs and slow drum music played, and then slowly the people got up and left the stage. A lady in a white gauzy night-gown came on stage, the lights were on now. She was like a narrator. Then she was joined by 2 other women, one in the same gown, and another wearing a khaki trench coat with the gown underneath.
The first story that they told was about the greedy King Midas, who was played by a man with frizzy hair, black pants, and an open jacket with no shirt underneath. In the beginning, a drunk man with no shirt finds Midas (he was sent by the Gods), and Midas tells him that family is the most important thing, meanwhile Midas’s daughter kept coming on stage bouncing a ball, jumping rope, and he kept telling her to go away. Midas allows the drunken man to sleep there, and as a reward the God grants him a wish. Midas asks that from now on, he wants everything he touches to turn to gold…the God says “this is not a good idea!