NEVERMORE
The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
A Musical by Jonathan Christenson
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October 10 - November 2, 2024
8 PM Thursdays-Saturdays
Additional performance 2 PM Sunday, October 20.
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This unique and wildly theatrical experience combines haunting music and poetic storytelling to chronicle the fascinating life of iconic American writer Edgar Allan Poe. At once gorgeous and grotesque, Nevermore explores the events that shaped Poe’s character and career, blurring the lines between fact and fiction – after all, as Poe himself writes, “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.”
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CAST
Edgar Allan Poe: Drew Mizell
Player 1: Michael Cox
Player 2: Kevin O'Brien
Player 3: Stephen Henley
Player 4: Dawn Schmid
Player 5: Heather Fehl
Player 6: Sara Rae Womack
BEHIND THE SCENES
Directed by Justin Been
Music Direction by Jennifer Buchheit
Choreography by Maggie Nold
Costume Design by Sarah Gene Dowling
Lighting Design by Tyler Duenow
Dramaturgy by Sarajane Clark
Orchestrations by Jonathan Christenson
Additional Orchestrations by Matthew Skopyk
Instrumental Tracks Produced by Matthew Skopyk
Sound Design by Wade Staples and Justin Been
TICKET INFORMATION
Box Office/Will Call opens 1 hour prior to performance. Tower Grove Abbey is a “general seating” theatre. The receipt from tickets purchased online will act as your entry ticket until you check in at the Box Office.
All tickets are non-refundable. Individual tickets are not exchangeable. Any tickets that are not picked up by ten (10) minutes prior to curtain will be released to waiting customers.
Subscribers may exchange tickets up to 48 hours in advance of a performance. Missed subscriptions that are not addressed within 24 hours will not be able to be exchanged.
ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES
ASL Interpretation
The 10/18 performance will be presented with ASL interpretation by students from Southwestern Illinois College.
ASL interpreted performances are suitable for audience members who are Deaf, deafened, or have hearing loss. They can also be valuable for people who are learning ASL.