 He came to sing comic songs and performed small pieces around Boston.At age 19, he formed his own company to perform a play written for him, and traveled to South Carolina for their first show.According to Conor, seeing a glow in the sky in the wee hours of the night as he arrived in Columbia, he commented on the "beautiful sunrise" only to be told it was local theatre burning down which included all his sets and costumes, which was the end of that first touring company.