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The Grand Traverse Insider: Home Theatre      Professional actors return for second season in ER 

ELK RAPIDS – Professional theatre returns to Elk Rapids this month with the second season of the Parallel 45 (P45) theatre company. Bringing Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” to the Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall, executive director Kit McKay promises a goofy, playful interpretation of a sophisticated script that she believes everyone will enjoy… read the whole article

All Things Considered: IPR
Brad Aspey interviews Kit McKay for All Things Considered on IPR…

Playwright Mary Zimmerman’s contemporary setting of Ovid’s myths is being staged in Elk Rapids this week. The play, “Metamorphoses,” opened in New York just days after 9/11. That was a coincidence. But the play just happens to deal with catastrophe and the healing that can follow.

New Yorkers flocked to see the play. It ran for more than three years. Audiences who were trying to make sense of the 9/11 attacks felt transformed by the play. click below to hear full story

The Ron Jolly Show: WTCM | News Talk 580 AM

Erin Anderson, Kit McKay and Katherine Dillingham talk to WTCM’s Ron Jolly about Metamorphoses and bringing professional theatre to Northern Michigan…click below to listen

The Ramblings: Now Playing (and worth every penny): Metamorphoses

By Karin Beery

Parallel 45, a professional theater company in little ol’ Elk Rapids, Michigan, once again delighted this writer with their imaginative adaptation of Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses. P45′s interpretation of Zimmerman’s presentation of Ovid’s classic poem makes Greek mythology accessible, relevant, and incredibly entertaining.

P45 debuted last year with their rendition of Our Town. Having read the play and seen the live and movie versions of the story, I was beyond thrilled when P45 performed their fresh, unexpected performance. That show convinced me that I had to go back for more… Read whole article