Metamorphoses at Cornelia Street Cafe

Todd Connor is to perform his one-man show, Metamorphoses, which he conceived, translated and adapted from Ovid�s Metamorphoses, at Cornelia Street Cafe Downstairs on 6 Jan, 3 Feb and 3 Mar 2007.

Metamorphoses is described in its publicity as "Storytelling stripped to the bare essentials, Conner�s Metamorphoses returns audiences to the very well-springs of the Western storytelling tradition. Conceiving, translating and adapting from Ovid, Conner reaches even further back than his ancient Roman source material to explore the poetic/rhapsodic tradition from which Ovid drew his inspiration. With only his voice, body, a few props, a minimum of light, and a harp (for which he also composed accompaniment), Conner�s performance is a powerful reminder that in our age of relentless over-mediation and mass-entertainment, the human being remains the essential medium of artistic expression."

Todd Conner, in addition to being a performer, is an award-winning playwright and accomplished stage director. He was a recipient of the L.A. Weekly Award for his acting work in They Shoot Horses, Don�t They? at the Greenway Court Theatre in Hollywood, CA.