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The Tell-Tale FarceComedy by Don Zolidis
It's 1848, and Edgar Allan Poe is just coming off the spectacular success of "The Raven." Unfortunately, it's only earned him a grand total of nine dollars. So when a wealthy dowager commissions him to write her a poem for the vast sum of one hundred dollars, he leaps at the chance. Only problem: the man who shows up to write the poem isn't Poe, he's Poe's mailman, and he's on a quest to woo the dowager's spinster niece. Playing Poe is harder than it looks, though, especially when your mustache keeps falling off, the teenage grand-daughter of the house is lusting after you, and Poe's arch-nemesis, Rufus Griswold, just happens to be dropping by to settle old scores. It’s a freewheeling, closet-hiding, door-slamming farce with an hilarious touch of the macabre!
Cast:
Edgar/Richard Muffinbridge - Eric Landuyt
Edgar Allen Poe (the real one) - Derek Bolme
Rufus Griswold - Eric Friedman
Henry Whitford - Jacob Lund
Brinsley - David Shaffer
Mary - Cali Van Zandt
Helena Dowling - Elizabeth Hulsbrink
Sarah Dowling - Dana Skiles
Abigail Dowling - Shyan DeVoss
Crew:
Director – Elizabeth Shaffer
Stage Manager – Pat Kelley
Light and sound designer – Dana Skiles
Light and sound operator – Lena DeLellis
Costumes – Suzanne Rakestraw
Set builders – Jim Skiles, Mike Skiles
Admission for all performances - $12
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
600 HK Robinson Dr, Geneseo, IL, United States, Illinois 61254
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