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"Hear the loud alarum bells--

Branzen bells!

What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!

In the startled ear of night

How they scream out their affright!

Too much horrified to speak

They can only shriek...

...Oh, the bells! bells bells!..."


 


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Poe! Poe! Poe!

The Life and Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

Here are Edgar Allan Poe's most famous and beloved works adapted for the stage: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, Annabel Lee, The Raven.

Poe! Poe! Poe! was adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller and toured extensively in the Midwest with ArtReach Touring Theatre. The play beings as Poe is dying, as he struggles, he recounts his melancholy life with some fantasy and humor intermixed.

"Leave my loneliness unbroken!--quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!
Quote the Raven, 'Nevermore'"


Several theatrical techniques may be employed in mounting this play: pantomime, improvisation, reader's theatre.

Poe! Poe! Poe! is excellent for classroom performances, drama clubs, community theatres and professional touring.


Who is producing Poe! Poe! Poe!?

 Recent Producers Include: Florida Repertory Theatre, Ft Myers; Civic Theatre of Allentown, PA;  Toldeo Repertory Theatre, OH; Glendale High School, Flinton PA; Pine Forest High School, Fayetteville NC; Old Town Players, Vincennes IN; Watermill Summer Theatre, KS; Pasco High School, Dade City FL; Ramsey Junior High School, Fort Smith AR; Martin Luther High School, Greendale WI; Princess City Players, Pocahontas IA; Central Texas College, Killeen TX and many, many more.


Info

Audience

intermediate, upper, families

Cast

2m, 2w, (more if desired)

  Time

about 40 minutes

Royalty

$50/$45/performance

 Script

$9.95

PERFORMANCE ROYALTY REQUIRED

How it works: Order a perusal script to see if you like the play and want to perform it at your theatre or school. A Royalty Application will be included in your hardcopy or downloaded script. If you decide to perform the play, return or fax the Royalty Application and we will send you a Royalty Quote (the above rates are guidelines). If you agree to its terms, return or fax the signed Royalty Quote. Royalty payment must be received at least one week before the first performance. Fax: 513-351-9978.


  TEACHERS!
Looking for plays for your students to perform? We have scripts written just for you! Click on any title below...

A Thousand Cranes * Alice In Wonderland * Cinderella
The Emperor's New Clothes * The Princess and the Pea
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Peter Pan * Snow White
We Are The Dream * The Wizard of Oz


Links

The Edgar Allen Poe Museum

The Poe Decoder

History of the Mystery: Poe

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home, Poe Lightly

Realm of Spooky Tales

The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe Online

The Tell-Tale Heart (audio)

Edgar Allan Poe The Dark Genius of the Short Story

Resources for Reader's Theater

Kids can't wait...Library Advocacy NOW!

The Humor of Edgar Allan Poe

American Literature The Naturalists


Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe


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