Red Eye to Havre de Grace
Published on: May 6, 2014
Created by Thaddeus Phillips,
Jeremy Wilhelm, David Wilhelm,
Geoff Sobelle and Sophie Bortolussi
with Ean Sheehy
New York Theatre Workshop – Usual Suspect Thaddeus Phillips El Conquistadorteams up with the Minneapolis-based musical duo Wilhelm Bros. & Co. to create a visually striking and sonically complex action-opera about Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious last days. Set in September of 1849 Red-Eye to Havre de Grace follows Poe on his last lecture tour from Virginia to New York, focusing on a stop in Maryland when a train conductor saw Poe wearing a strangers clothes headed south, where he would die just days later. This new musical, informed by 19th Century train routes, historical accounts and Poe’s own writing, creates a spellbinding sketch of a man you soon realize you know little about.
Run
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Date
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Theatre
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Feb 13, 2014 – Feb 16, 2014
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NEFA, Boston USA
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Apr 22, 2014 – Jun 01, 2014
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Play / Original
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New York Theatre Work Shop, NYC USA
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NEFA – New England Foundation for the Arts
Video
Cast
Alessandra L. Larson
Ean Sheehy
David Wilhelm
Jeremy Wilhelm
Creative
Choreograph by Sophie Bortolussi
Lighting design by Drew Billiau
Sound Design by Rob Kaplowitz
Costume design by Rosemarie Mckelvy
Production Stage Manager – Lindsey Turteltaub
Direction and Stage Design – Thaddeus Phillips
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
The historical Edgar Allan Poe has appeared as a fictionalized character, often representing the “mad genius” or “tormented artist” and exploiting his personal struggles. Many such depictions also blend in with characters from his stories, suggesting Poe and his characters share identities. Often, fictional depictions of Poe use his mystery-solving skills in such novels as The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl.
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