Bruce Coleman wields power over the gods, turning Greek myths into Day-Glo puppets for Mount Olympus
With adult hindsight, Tales from Mount Olympus director Bruce Coleman sees the importance of these stories and the meanings behind them. The moral tales and life lessons come much clearer with life experience. But he also knows that the gods and goddesses have their own subtexts that speak directly to LGBT audiences. The characters are already interesting, but it sounds like they have some major fab cred behind them.
“Well, yes! I mean Artemis is the goddess of all lesbians. She made Zeus promise her that she’d never have to marry a man,” he laughs. “Goddess of the hunt? OK, go on, girl. And everyone knows Dionysus [the god of wine] is our patron saint.”
But one puppet god might end up catching some eyes ogling a little more intently.
“Someone had looked at my Poseidon and said he is not the god of the ocean,” Coleman chuckles, ”he’s the god of hotness!”
DEETS: Theatre Three, 2800 Routh St., Suite 168. 2:30 p.m. $20–$30. 214-871-3300. Theatre3Dallas. com.
