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Fringe pick: A macabre, multimedia cabaret on the life and mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe

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Step into scenes from the life, characters, and mysterious death of macabre American writer Edgar Allan Poe in this experimental production by Syracuse, New York’s own Shylock Project—part of the 2024 Fringe Fest lineup.

In Edgar in the Red Room, audiences will be taken through the catacombs of Poe’s final nightmare through music, movement, projections, and a shadow play, where some of his most infamous characters and memorable writing make their appearance. In what show author and director Matt Chiorini calls “the story Poe never wrote,” we discover a dark delight that offers a new and multifaceted twist on a life that has forever left an imprint on our literary horror imagination.

Edgar in the Red Room runs from June 8 to 16, with tickets available here.

Tina Wayland
Tina Wayland is a freelance copywriter, has-been blogger, dedicated note taker, and dabbler in short fiction. Some of her published pieces can be found in carte blanche, Halfway Down the Stairs, X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, Every Day Fiction, and From the Depths. Her short story A Funny Affair won The Foundling Review’s Stride the Bright Side Contest, and she still has the beginnings of the Great Canadian Novel bumbling around her head somewhere. She’s hoping to turn her prolific Facebook posting and love of all things Montreal into some organized thoughts other people might enjoy reading. You can find samples of Tina’s copywriting work and links to published fiction at tinawaylandcopywriter.com.
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