Original Poe adaptations by resident playwright O’Keefe
One Night Only! Saturday, October 29, 2011
New Edgecliff Theatre’s “Sweet Suspense” radio theater event is back again, this year titled POE-SSESSED and featuring all new adaptations of two Edgar Allen Poe stories, both adapted by NET’s Resident Playwright, Catie O’Keefe.
Edgar Allen Poe has long held the gruesome imaginations of many with his takes on horror and death. What better time of year to enjoy them than Halloween? Playwright-in-Residence Catie O’Keefe (Darker, Extraction, and The Space Between My Head and My Body) adapts two of Poe’s haunting tales for the ever-popular Sweet Suspense Radio Drama: The Oval Portrait and The Masque of the Red Death. Both tales – dark, chilling and wonderfully gruesome – show us true obsession in its many forms. This will be the company’s fifth foray into the world of old-time radio, complete with all the trappings of a true radio performance, including live sound effects by WMKV’s own Mike Martini.
Directed by Bob Allen and featuring Melissa Bennett, Mike Hall, Mike King, Pamela Shooner, Leah Strasser and Brandon Wentz.
During an extended intermission, the audience will also enjoy a dessert buffet, sampling delectable desserts from area restaurants & bakeries, making this suspenseful evening truly “sweet!”
Sat, Oct 29, 7:30pm. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave. Special pricing for this one-night only event: $35/adults $20/ages 13 and under. To reserve, call 888-588-0137, or on line at www.newedgecliff.com.
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