the mayasphere project
the mayasphere project
presents
UNCLE OVID'S
STORYTIME
& Stand-Up Metamorphoses
UNCLE OVID'S
STORYTIME
& Stand-Up Metamorphoses
Conceived, TRanslated
& performed
by
Conceived, TRanslated
& performed
by
Todd Conner
Todd Conner
Minnesota Fringe Blog
"Imagine the electrifying power of mankind first discovering the command of the spoken word."
New York Theatre Wire
"a passionate vocal presentation"
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"a masterful storyteller"
LA Weekly
“Spell-binding”
“Spell-binding”
"this play is delivered from the gods"
Entertainment Today, LA
BASED ON OVID'S ROMAN MASTERWORK
BASED ON OVID'S ROMAN MASTERWORK
METAMORPHOSES
METAMORPHOSES
For 100 riveting minutes award-winning actor Todd Conner breathes fire into Ovid's epic of classical myth. With only a few props, chimes, a splash of light, harp, and a prodigiously versatile voice, Conner transforms the "one-man-show” into a Sixteen-God Event that supports a full cast of humans, all played with such clarity and humor you'll forget there is only “one man” in front of you. The result is a theatrical tour de force where you soon find that the changing forms “out there” in the dark are inside your mind and under your own skin. And if you engage fully enough, by the time you leave, you'll know you're someone else.
COMING SOON
COMING SOON
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be’Ware the ides
be’Ware the ides
MARCH 15 & 16
MARCH 15 & 16
VENUE
VENUE
CLARA AICH STUDIO
218 East 25th Street
New York City
7:00pm
Clara Aich Studio is one of the most evocative and enigmatic performance spaces in New York City. This former foundry and atelier of stone sculptors Rochette & Parzini at 218 East 25th Street was reclaimed from near ruin in 1979 and is itself a tale of metamorphosis. Parzini arrived in America in 1893 and founded his partnership with Rochette in 1904. He had studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and their stone sculptures and architectural frontispieces decorate the New York architectural landscape, from the Cunard Building to the New York Public Library and all the way to the West Coast. Many other commissions of R&P can still be seen in situ in this venue, which is today the photography studio of Hungarian photographer Clara Aich. Since it was reborn in 1979, the atelier has become a hothouse for countless performers in a full-spectrum of artistic forms. In 25 years of my performing Metamorphoses, there has never been an interior better suited to tell Ovid’s stories. In its renovated form it has hosted numerous performances and events, musical, dramatic, and social. -T.C.
Clara Aich Studio is one of the most evocative and enigmatic performance spaces in New York City. This former foundry and atelier of stone sculptors Rochette & Parzini at 218 East 25th Street was reclaimed from near ruin in 1979 and is itself a tale of metamorphosis. Parzini arrived in America in 1893 and founded his partnership with Rochette in 1904. He had studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and their stone sculptures and architectural frontispieces decorate the New York architectural landscape, from the Cunard Building to the New York Public Library and all the way to the West Coast. Many other commissions of R&P can still be seen in situ in this venue, which is today the photography studio of Hungarian photographer Clara Aich. Since it was reborn in 1979, the atelier has become a hothouse for countless performers in a full-spectrum of artistic forms. In 25 years of my performing Metamorphoses, there has never been an interior better suited to tell Ovid’s stories. In its renovated form it has hosted numerous performances and events, musical, dramatic, and social. -T.C.
INGRESS
INGRESS
Ingress of $40.00 will be available below through VENMO. Simply, if you’re on a cell phone, tap one of the QR codes provided here for a Single or Couple. Or, if you’re viewing this page on your computer you can photo-scan the appropriate QR code with your phone’s camera’s viewfinder right off of this computer screen. You’ll be connected immediately to VENMO, where you can RSVP instantly via a prix-fixe provided; or, for groups you can enter the appropriate amount for the number of ingresses. You will receive a confirmation right away over VENMO, where your purchase is recorded.
And you are on the list.
Simple!
You are encouraged to download the convenient VENMO app to your phone by tapping the icon below.
The Mayasphere Project has no official relationship with VENMO. This simple alternative maintains your privacy, just as it makes this work possible. If you have difficulties click here:
Ingresses by check or cash are available in advance for
$50.
No cash is accepted at the venue.
Seating is limited.
Reserve early.
Ingress of $40.00 will be available below through VENMO. Simply, if you’re on a cell phone, tap one of the QR codes provided here for a Single or Couple. Or, if you’re viewing this page on your computer you can photo-scan the appropriate QR code with your phone’s camera’s viewfinder right off of this computer screen. You’ll be connected immediately to VENMO, where you can RSVP instantly via a prix-fixe provided; or, for groups you can enter the appropriate amount for the number of ingresses. You will receive a confirmation right away over VENMO, where your purchase is recorded.
And you are on the list.
Simple!
You are encouraged to download the convenient VENMO app to your phone by tapping the icon below.
The Mayasphere Project has no official relationship with VENMO. This simple alternative maintains your privacy, just as it makes this work possible. If you have difficulties click here:
Ingresses by check or cash are available in advance for
$50.
No cash is accepted at the venue.
Seating is limited.
Reserve early.
“the ancient Greek word for ‘truth’ meant literally ‘not forgetting.’” -Paul Cartledge, Cambridge Classicist
Todd Conner
Todd Conner
Creator, Translator, Adaptor, Composer, Storyteller
Recipient of an LA Weekly Award as well as a Hendrix-Murphy Playwriting Award, Todd Conner trained as an actor at the American Musical & Dramatic Academy and as a director at The Directors Company, both in New York. His environmental adaptation and staging of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Dallas Theater Center, broke 25-year box office records. Also in Texas he acted on screen with Renee Zellweger in Carty Talkington's Love and a .45 and Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger. On stage, he appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest under the direction of Charles Marowitz, aristic director of London’s Open Space and collaborator with Peter Brook. He began his film career co-starring in the Italian feature, Streghe in a cast led by BAFTA winner Ian Bannen. His screenplay and performance in the short One, Two, Three... brought him to the Hollywood Film Festival and subsequently appeared on Showtime. More recently he guest-starred in the Emmy-winning Only Murders in the Building and co-starred in The Deuce on HBO. His signature work remains this modern translation and adaptation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, conceived while working at the Getty Villa and Getty Center in Los Angeles 25 years ago.
Recipient of an LA Weekly Award as well as a Hendrix-Murphy Playwriting Award, Todd Conner trained as an actor at the American Musical & Dramatic Academy and as a director at The Directors Company, both in New York. His environmental adaptation and staging of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Dallas Theater Center, broke 25-year box office records. Also in Texas he acted on screen with Renee Zellweger in Carty Talkington's Love and a .45 and Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger. On stage, he appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest under the direction of Charles Marowitz, aristic director of London’s Open Space and collaborator with Peter Brook. He began his film career co-starring in the Italian feature, Streghe in a cast led by BAFTA winner Ian Bannen. His screenplay and performance in the short One, Two, Three... brought him to the Hollywood Film Festival and subsequently appeared on Showtime. More recently he guest-starred in the Emmy-winning Only Murders in the Building and co-starred in The Deuce on HBO. His signature work remains this modern translation and adaptation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, conceived while working at the Getty Villa and Getty Center in Los Angeles 25 years ago.
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Video introduction shot & edited by Dan Simon
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