SF Chronicle’s highest rating THE SECRET IN THE WINGS written and directed by Mary Zimmerman September 3–October 17, 2004 The Roda Theatre WEST COAST PREMIERE running time: 90 minutes, no intermission After enthralling Berkeley Rep audiences with her stunning adaptations of Wu Ch’eng-en’s Journey to the West, Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks, Mary Zimmerman returns to her Bay Area home with The Secret in the Wings, a vivid staging of European fairy tales retold in the imaginative and colorful style for which she is so acclaimed. A captivating voyage into our collective childhood subconscious, The Secret in the Wings weaves elements from Beauty and the Beast with four lesser known stories into a dream-like exploration of the darker side of human impulses. Punctuating the tales’ haunting truths with breathtaking visual moments and poignant snatches of song, Zimmerman’s latest endeavor challenges the belief that fairy tales are only for children; The Secret in the Wings is her invitation for adults to immerse themselves in a rare and magical storybook experience.