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Seed of Darkness: The Final Tale of Edgar Allan Poe

A Play in Two Acts

 

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Erotic and deadly.  Life imitates art when a murderer rouses womanizing Edgar Allan Poe to confront his own monstrous soul.  More than a murder-mystery, the tale is a descent into the psychosis of misogyny, the redeeming qualities of art and love, and the story of a great American poet obsessed with the fairer sex.

 

 

8 Males, 12 Females (6 Males, 9 Females with doubling)

Approximate Running Time:  100 Minutes, Illustrated

Author:  Lawrence Riggins

 

 


“…fascinating!  Capably turns the action on itself as Poe exorcises demons of his early days.”

“…an engaging mix of inventive biography and thriller.”

“…a clearly contemporary work that effectively echoes the emotionality and language style of its hero and of its time.”

“…the play works as psychological study, romantic mystery and fictional biography.”

“…a nicely plotted murder mystery, unrequited love, psychological torrents, melodrama and wit – overlaid with romantic melancholia.”

“You expect the Raven to tap at the window!”

“...jam-full of fun!”

“…Riggins has succeeded.”

“…intelligent and emotionally evocative drama.”

“…the ideas keep one engaged throughout and, with a clever wit, evoke the tone of Poe’s work.”

“There is enough historical and biographical and literary history, but the story is pure investigatory genre thriller.  Riveting at both levels.”


 

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