A metaphysical mystery imagining a meeting between two of the world's greatest American poets: Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allen Poe. After Poe's late wife sends him cryptic verses from beyond the grave, he goes on a transformative journey that leads him to the front steps of burgeoning author, Emily Dickinson. This gothic, literary rumination juxtaposes light and dark, life and death, and agoraphobia and claustrophobia to explore the nature of inspiration and poetry.
Keywords: edgar allan poe, emily dickinson, poetry, literature, gothic, ghost, seance, metatheatre, writing
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Genre: Drama
Acts: 2
Run time: 80 minutes
Suitable for students 16+
Content notes: Contains references to death, talk of illness, talk of children dying, references to incest, ghosts, abuse, claustrophobia, agoraphobia, alcoholism
Cast size: 7 actors
Male roles: 3
Female roles: 4
