My sons were in their first years of life when they met Edgar Allen Poe at Brandywine River Museum‘s Picturing Poe exhibition. This Arthur Rackham illustration of “The Tell-Tale Heart” greeted us and I wasn’t sure we would make it much farther.
They survived hearing Vincent Price’s reading of “The Raven” and all the tastefully gruesome artwork. Perhaps they thrived.
To this day, October means Poe. We just watched the inventive animated movie “Extraordinary Tales,” but are most excited for Delaware Shakespeare’s Shakespeare, Poe & Fiends performances this weekend. Tonight’s reading is sold out, but there are tickets available for the following shows:
Stone Stable
Friday, October 12 at 7:30pm
Historic Odessa
201 Main Street
Odessa, DE 19730
Old Town Hall
Saturday, October 13 at 7:30pm
Delaware Historical Society
504 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Old State House
Sunday, October 14 at 3:00pm
25 The Green
Dover, DE 19901
Grab a friend (preferably an easily shaken one) and meet some fiends this weekend.
Chillingly,
Jason