“It’s a clever mashup that neatly combines Poe’s extraordinary gift for the Victorian horror genre with the artistic license and brilliant originality Synetic Theater is famous for…deliciously horrific…perfectly ghoulish night at the theater.”
— DC Theater Arts
The Madness of Poe — Synetic Theater‘s critically acclaimed production of terrifying tales from Edgar Allan Poe, choreographed by Irina Tsikurishvili and directed by Paata Tsikurishvili — is now available on the Synetic Streaming platform. Following the success of its four-week live engagement in October, The Madness of Poe, professionally filmed and edited, is available for rent for $3.99 (or for $9.99, get a month’s subscription to Synetic Streaming and see everything the platform has to offer).
Watch The Madness of Poe trailer here. Learn about Synetic Streaming here.
Anchored by a reimagining of Synetic’s 2007 hit adaptation of The Fall of the House of Usher, The Madness of Poe hauntingly blends Edgar Allan Poe’s unhinged reality with the intoxicating imaginings of his stories, including The Raven into one 90-minute heart-pounding thriller. These tales from the inventor of American horror are suspenseful, sinister, sensual — classic Synetic in every way.
The production stars Philip Fletcher* as Servant, Chris Galindo* as Ensemble, Scean Flowers* as Ensemble, Megan Khaziran* as Lenore/Ensemble, Ariel Kraje as Ensemble, Alex Mills* as Roderick, Maryam Najafzada* as The Raven/Ensemble, Ryan Sellers* as Edgar, and Nutsa Tediashvili* as Madeline.
For The Raven Scott Brown* served as creative associate, director, Maryam Najafzada* as creative associate, choreographer, and Katherine DuBois* as adaptor. Nathan Weinberger* created the original adaption of The Fall of the House of Usher. The production features scenic and props design by Phil Charlwood, costume design by Alexa Duimstra, sound design by Justin Schmitz, and lighting design by Doug Del Pizzo. Emily Sucher is the intimacy consultant, Mandi Lee is the vocal coach and Allison Poms is the stage manager. Publicity by Katie Rosin/Kampfire PR.
*Synetic Company Member
The Madness of Poe features mature themes including scenes of intimacy and drug use. If this were a movie, it would be rated PG-13. Running Time: 90 minutes.
More About Synetic Streaming
Synetic Streaming’s website and app suite is an on-demand, world-class viewing experience that will let you stream singular Synetic-curated content right to viewers’ TVs or other devices. Content includes:
• short, original films created by company members and produced by Synetic Motion Pictures
• licensed content from kindred creators
• encore presentations of filmed productions from Synetic’s archives
• behind-the-scenes interviews and other extras.
Powered by U-Screen, a market leader in branded video distribution, Synetic Streaming offers an on-demand, world-class viewing experience that will let viewers stream singular Synetic-curated content right to their TVs or laptops. Individual rentals, monthly, and yearly subscriptions are available at syneticstreaming.uscreen.io/.
About Synetic Theater
Founded in 2001 by the husband and wife team of Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, Synetic Theater is a center for American Physical Theater, fusing dynamic art forms such as text, drama, movement, acrobatics, dance, and original music. Synetic has received a total of 143 Helen Hayes Award nominations and 34 awards, including for directing, choreography, acting, costume design, and best production.
Synetic Theater’s next live production, The Servant of Two Masters, will perform April 6 to April 24, 2022. Tickets are now on sale.
SEE ALSO:
Synetic Theater’s ‘Madness of Poe’ is deliciously horrific (review by Jordan Wright)
Synetic to produce next season both in person and on film (season announcement)
A theater fan tests Synetic’s impressive new streaming service (report by Laura Mills)
Synetic Theater to produce original art films and stream on custom app (news)
