POE: EDGAR ALLAN:The Poe Show in Bloomington, MN

Experience the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe through dramatizations of five of his iconic tales. This collection includes The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, The Black Cat, The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether (showcasing Poe's lighter side), and The Fall of the House of Usher. These stories are twisted together with scenes of Poe in Washington College Hospital in Baltimore, as he relives events from his life-both real and imagined-before ultimately succumbing to death. Each dramatization can be presented separately as a short one-act play, allowing for a flexible theatrical experience that highlights the genius and macabre imagination of Edgar Allan Poe.