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The play opens with music in the dark theatre, almost as a mediation, and then a lit candle, and Edgar Allen Poe emerges in a bravura performance at the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood. The team of Combs, Paoli and Gordon create a fascinating one man show.

Jeffrey Combs As Edgar Allen Poe

Stuart Gordon said he got the idea to honor Poe because this the bicentennial year of his birth. Gordon began by engaging accomplished actor Jeffrey Combs, who he has worked with six times, on films like Re-Animator, and From Beyond. It was in Poe’s The Black Cat,  episode of the Masters of Horror television series that he felt Jeffrey was channeling Poe.  Stuart should know, as he also directed a version of the Pit and the Pendulum.  Stuart said he has also worked often with writer Dennis Paoli, on Bleacher Bums, Re-Animator,From Beyond, The Black Cat, and Body Snatchers among other projects.  Gordon likes to work repeatedly with people with whom he resonates. Stuart just told me that it is extended in Los Angeles through September 26 at the Steve Allen Theatre in 4773 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027.

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