Please make note that The Baroque Room is an 18+ space.

Transformation is at the heart of some of our greatest works of art, from Ovid to Kafka to contemporary coming-of-age narratives. Dragging the wild imaginings of myths and legends into a modern setting, literary critic Beejay Silcox leads a panel of writers who’ve transformed their protagonists, into gods and monsters, flora and fauna, from a tree to a cactus to the family pet.

While their premises might be outlandish, at the heart of the latest work by Mary Colussi, Michael Winkler, Zoe Terakes and Rhett Davis lie deep questions about humanity, love, grief, gender, technology, nature and connection. Don’t miss this all-star cast of inventive minds discussing the creativity required to craft the next great classic.