Edgar Allan Poe Set To Haunt Maritime Museum This October
Online, September 24, 2010 (Newswire.com) - VICTORIA, B.C. -Urban Arts Productions and the Maritime Museum of British Columbia prepare to embark on a dark, mysterious journey into the life of American poet Edgar Allan Poe. The imaginative Canadian premiere musical Nevermore uses Poe's poetry and short stories as a base for the plot and his shifting obsessions with the women in his life as a catalyst. With hauntingly beautiful melodies, Nevermore breathes new life into Poe's work and explores a twisted true-life tale as bizarre as his classic stories of the macabre.
Nevermore is staged 'in the round' in the Historic Victorian Courtroom at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia in Bastion Square.
Nevermore is a bold, exciting musical that breaks boundaries, challenges audiences, and brings Poe's passion and obsessions to life in a most extraordinary way. Urban Art's is excited to be bringing this haunting musical to Victoria audiences for the Halloween season, staging it in the original Supreme Courtroom of British Columbia. Nevermore breaks musical theatre conventions with having no linear story line and almost constant underscoring. Characters come to life and interact in alarming ways - as people, voices, ghosts, and demons. Nevermore is a journey of death flashing before Poe's eyes. It is a montage, a whirlwind, a dream, a life and a nightmare all in one.
Nevermore begins at the end of Poe's life - an end that is cloaked in mystery worthy of the master of horror and the shadowy unknown. Edgar Allan Poe was found on the street semiconscious in Baltimore on October 3, 1849. Taken to hospital, he passed from delirium to unconsciousness, yet never fully recovered to tell how he had arrived in such a condition. Poe's delirious mind is a matter of much speculation and debate - an invitation for dramatic exploration.
Nevermore boasts a talented Victoria cast featuring six of the city's busiest performers. Leading the cast as Edgar is Pat Rundell, most recently seen in the Victoria Fringe hit, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead along with Heather Jarvie who also joins the cast. Victoria Operatic Society veterans Tara Britt, Fran Bitonti, Stephanie Geehan, and Victoria favorite Sarah Carle complete the cast with musical direction by Phil Hallman.
Tickets for this dark musical are available at the door beginning one hour prior to performance for $15.00. Limited reserved advanced tickets are available by contacting info@urbanartsproductions.com for $20.00. Nevermore is presented with permission through and all materials provided by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW). Originally produced by Signature Theatre, Arlington Virginia.
Located in the heart of Bastion Square, the Maritime Museum of BC has a wealth of artifacts and history and is a fantastic place to get a glimpse back into the nautical customs of the North Pacific. With exhibits ranging from pirates to heritage vessels and Victoria's original 1889 Courtroom, the Maritime Museum of BC is always a fascinating visit.
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