Italian Renaissance sculptor Giuseppe (Seth Fisher, center) takes inspiration from his model Celia (Mimi Lieber, r.) as he creates a statue of Demeter, Greek goddess of the harvest (Melinda Lopez, l.) in the Huntington Theatre Company's world premiere production of Persephone by Noah Haidle. Directed by Nicholas Martin. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Artist model Celia (Mimi Lieber, R.) tries to seduce sculptor Giuseppe (Seth Fisher) as the statue of Demeter looks on (Melinda Lopez, l.) in the Huntington Theatre Company's world premiere production of Persephone by Noah Haidle. Directed by Nicholas Martin. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Sculptor Giuseppe (Seth Fisher, center) and the two most important women in his life, his statue of Demeter (Melinda Lopez, l.) and model Celia (Mimi Lieber, r.) in the Huntington Theatre Company's world premiere production of Persephone by Noah Haidle. Directed by Nicholas Martin. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Celia (Mimi Lieber, third from l.) explains to Giuseppe (second from r.) her history of modeling for all the famous Italian Renaissance artists while a statue of Demeter (Melinda Lopez, r.) looks on and Celia's personal harpist (Jerry Kissel, r.) plays in the Huntington Theatre Company's world premiere production of Persephone by Noah Haidle. Directed by Nicholas Martin. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Arts patron Alfonso (Jerry Kissel, l.) admires the statue of Demeter (Melinda Lopez) while sculptor Giuseppe (Seth Fisher) tries to concentrate on his model Celia (Mimi Leiber, r.) in the Huntington Theatre Company's world premiere production of Persephone by Noah Haidle. Directed by Nicholas Martin. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Giuseppe (Seth Fisher) falls for Celia's charms (Mimi Lieber) in the Huntington Theatre Company's world premiere production of Persephone by Noah Haidle. Directed by Nicholas Martin. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

An insane man obsessed about football (Seth Fisher) is one of the many characters who inhabit a corner of the New York City park where a statue of Demeter (Melinda Lopez) sits in 2007 in the Huntington Theatre Company's world premiere production of Persephone by Noah Haidle. Directed by Nicholas Martin. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

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