{"product_id":"the-odyssey-a-play-9780810120938","title":"The Odyssey: A Play","description":"This dramatic adaptation of Homer's myth begins with a modern young woman who is struggling to understand Robert Fitzgerald's translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. A classical muse appears, and the young woman becomes the goddess Athena--a tireless advocate for Odysseus in his struggle to get home. With her trademark irreverent and witty twist on classic works, Zimmerman brings to life the story of Odysseus's ten-year journey, depicting his encounters with characters such as Circe, the Cyclops, Poseidon, Calypso, the Sirens, and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY ZIMMERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e's credits as an adapter and a director include \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), \u003ci\u003e The Arabian Nights \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), and\u003ci\u003e Journey to the West \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming) all available from Northwestern University Press, as well as\u003ci\u003e Eleven Rooms of Proust, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been produced at the Lookingglass Theatre and Goodman Theatre of Chicago; on Broadway at Circle in the Square; in New York at Second Stage, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Manhattan Theatre Club; at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles; and at the McCarter, Berkeley Repertory, and Seattle Repertory as well as many other theaters around the country and abroad. The recipient of a Tony Award for directing for \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e and a MacArthur Fellowship, Zimmerman is a professor of performance studies at Northwestern University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51181303529746,"sku":"9780810120938","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4fc8dac2-0676-43bf-98a3-28c5f654b2a3.jpg?v=1744394710","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-odyssey-a-play-9780810120938","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}