What if A Christmas Carol was written about America’s greatest writer of horror and suspense?
That’s the idea behind A Christmas Carol for Edgar Allan Poe. This brand-new play was commissioned by The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre and written by Zac Pensol – both past winners of The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival “Saturday Visiter” Award. The show opens on December 5 for 12 performances, at Baltimore’s Motor House Theater, closing December 21.
“This innovative new production is destined to be a Baltimore holiday tradition,” said Poe Theatre Founder and Artistic Director Alex Zavistovich.
“It’s exactly what it sounds like: A mashup of the life of Edgar Allan Poe and the structure of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The play tells Poe’s story up to the last days of his beloved wife Virginia Clemm – and the lessons he learned about love and happiness one fateful December night.”
“A Christmas Carol for Edgar Allan Poe is a new spin on a timeless classic that’s perfect for Baltimore,” Zavistovich added.
The play features a cast of Baltimore-based actors including Jade Green, Oz Heiligman, Sarah Bella Joyce, Rocky Nunzio, Anthony Parker, Ian Blackwell Rogers, Mallory Shear, and Alex Zavistovich.
Behind-the-scenes technical talent includes Mark Kamie (Director), Adam R. Adkins (Assistant Director), Katherine Ross (Production Manager), Ronald Malone (Stage Manager), James Raymond (Set Design and Set Dressing), James D. Watson III (Sound Design), Andy Walling (Lighting Design), Sarah Bella Joyce (Costumes) and Siobhan Beckett (Makeup).
A Christmas Carol for Edgar Allan Poe runs December 5-21 at the Motor House Theater, 120 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD. Showtimes are Fridays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $50 general admission ($35 students, veterans, and seniors 65+) and available online.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL EDGAR ALLAN POE THEATRE
The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and the only company in the world dedicated to adapting the works of Edgar Allan Poe onstage, on the air, and in the classroom. The company is best known for its award-winning “Poe Theatre on the Air” series of radio drama adaptations of Poe’s stories, carried on National Public Radio, WYPR-FM, Amazon Music, Audible, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and many other platforms. For more information, visit www.poetheatre.org
