Mary Zimmerman

Distinguished Alumnae Award Recipient, 1999

Mary Zimmerman is a writer and director of theatre specializing in the adaptation of classic stories of world literature for the stage. Her work is known for its striking visual nature, vivid storytelling, and sensitivity to the original text. She has earned national and international recognition in the form of numerous awards, Shakespeare including the Tony, Obie and Drama Desk Awards for her own Metamorphoses, which she developed at Northwestern, as well as the 1998 MacArthur Fellowship (the "Genius" grant). Other acclaimed works she adapted and directed include Journey to the West (named Best Production of the Year by Time Magazine), The Odyssey, The Arabian Nights, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Eleven Rooms of Proust, The White Snake, The Mirror of the Invisible World, Candide, The Jungle Book, Treasure Island and The Steadfast Tin Soldier. 

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