Adapted and directed by Bobby Box, in collaboration with Jon Ludwig 2009-10 New Directions Series
Recommended for ages 12 and up 5pm performance added on Saturday, February 20!
Poe’s tortured psyche is resurrected among the ruins of a fallen
house where mysterious spirits bedevil the living and where it is always
a midnight dreary. Gothic designs, haunting music, and shadowy figures
breathe life into Poe’s tapestry of terror, weaving his classics
The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Bells, The
Black Cat and The Cask of Amontillado with his lesser known
works Berenice, The Oval Portrait, M.S. Found in a Bottle,
and Lenore. These stories are removed from the shelf and chillingly
realized on stage as only puppets can.
SPECIAL EVENTS
(Evening Performances Only)
Thursday, Feb 4 - Opening Night
Come early and enjoy music by "The Jazz of the City" WCLK 91.9
before the show.
Friday, Feb 5 - Friday Night Footnotes
Stick around after the show for a "talk-back" session between
the artists and the audience!
Feb 11, 12, 13, 14 - "Oh, Poe is Me!" Valentine's Weekend
Valentine’s Day looking dreary? Bittersweet break-up? Is your love
life “nevermore?” Come celebrate an unconventional Valentine’s
Day at the Center for Puppetry Arts during our “Oh, Poe is Me!”
Valentine’s Weekend, February 11th – 14th, 2010 (during
evening performances only). This is a “Center After Dark”
event - before the show, explore the Museum, where you can reunite with
some of your first loves, such as Kermit and Big Bird; you can also stop
by our cash bar, or as we are calling it during Poe, Fortunato’s
Tavern. Guests will also be encouraged to post “broken-heart
valentines” on the walls for all to see, professing their undying
love, or hate, for the various significant others of their past or present.
Whether you are in or out of love, this unique Valentine’s activity
is sure to leave your heart yearning for more!
Attention High School and College Students:
Show a valid student ID and get 25% OFF to any performance!
All evening performances of Poe are "Center after Dark"
events. Before the show, explore our Museum exhibits and get a drink at
our cash bar, or as we're calling it during Poe, "Fortunado's
Tavern"!
Check our Facebook fan page for special discounts!
Do you Tweet?
Use #poepuppets to discuss these events!
Watch clips from the show!
Meet the Performers!
Michael Haverty
Michael Haverty has performed
in over 15 productions at the Center for
Puppetry Arts including Duke Ellington’s Cat, Cinderella
Della Circus, and The Little Pirate Mermaid. Michael is
program director of XPT and artistic director of Haverty Marionettes,
directing, designing, & producing such works as As I Lay Dying
and The Phantom Limb. Next up is The Colour of Her Dreams:
a co-production with 7 Stages in April 2011. Visit www.HavertyMarionettes.org
for more information. Many thanks to everyone at the CPA! All my love
to Kristin.
Luis R. Hernandez
Luis R. Hernandez feels at
right home again with the CPA family and he’s honored to be
part of this production. He was part of last season’s production
of Don Quixote and has appeared in Winnie-the-Pooh,
Beauty & the Beast, and Mighty Bug here at the Center.
He also toured DeKalb County this fall with Jon Ludwig’s Captain
Healthy and Safety Dog. Other Atlanta stage credits include The
Dinosaur Musical, Annie Get Your Gun, Chicago, Guys
& Dolls, 4 Guys Named José, La Vida Es Sueño
(Aurora Theatre), 1940’s Radio Hour (Theatre in the Square),
The Jammer, Die! Mommy! Die! (Dad’s Garage), Funny
Girl (JTS), Easy (Horizon Theatre), Three Sisters (Synchronicity),
Othello and A Funny Thing...Forum (Shakespeare
Tavern).
Klimchak
Klimchak is the winner of
the 2009 Loridans Arts Award. His 2009 score for Titus Andronicus
at Ga Shakespeare won a Suzi Award for best sound design. Faves at
the puppetry center include scores for Weather Rocks! and The
Ugly Duckling. His instruments & performances are currently
displayed in the Limitless show at Agnes Scott College.
See Klimchak’s Music clips at http://www.myspace.com/klimchak
See Klimchak’s Video clips at http://www.youtube.com/user/Klimchak
Janet Metzger
Janet Metzger sings jazz standards,
records audio books, and teaches storytelling at Emory University
School of Law. She will soon appear as a featured guest on House of
Payne. When not performing, she gardens, spins wool into yarn, and
can knit anything.
She is a proud member of AFTRA and Actors Equity. For more information,
visit www.janetmetzger.com.
DON'T MISS - Feb 26, 7pm
"Sticks in Space: Klimchak at the Bradley Observatory"
As part of:
Single show tickets, which include Museum admission:
Wed, Thur, Sun & all matinees: $11 for members, $20 for non-members.
Fri-Sat at 8pm: $14 for members, $24 for non-members.
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