See it if you want to enjoy EA Poe stories being brought to life by a skilled and animated performer
Don't see it if you don't enjoy solo performances in a small, warm authentic 19th century parlor. Will have trouble w/stairs & turns in an old NYC building Read more
See it if You want to experience a great storytelling of Poe's in a beautiful haunted house call The Merchant House. That has a lot of NYC History.
Don't see it if You have to walk down a few stair and after that walk up a stairs. Read more
See it if You have any interest in Edgar Allen Poe. The 1842 Merchant’s House is an ideal venue for this wonderful performance.
Don't see it if You have no interest in Poe
See it if tHE PERFORMER DOES 3 EDGAR ALLEN STORIES AND BRINGS THEM TO LIFE
Don't see it if If you want a regular play
See it if for the extraordinary experience! Old Merchant's House Museum is an inspired location for John Kevins Jones' inhabitation of Poe's stories.
Don't see it if sitting within steps of the performer discomforts you.
See it if you want to see how 19th century authors, unprotected by copyrights, made their living.
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See it if you want to see an excellent & versatile actor inhabit the stories of Edgar Allan Poe in an extremely intimate setting. Very special.
Don't see it if you don't like one-person events, don't like Poe, & want spectacle. This is stripped down & intimate, but very rewarding.
See it if you enjoy EAP stories performed in a creative setting with excellent spooky/creepy atmosphere! Excellent actor brings EAP to life :)
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“A terrific Halloween treat...The intimacy of the Merchant's House parlor allows the creepy tension of pieces to be performed with subtlety, with Jones' rich voice embracing the storyteller's vivid descriptions...The final piece provides a change of pace. ‘The Raven’ is recited in a more traditional salon manner...’The Raven’ allows Jones to offer a touching depiction of sorrowful heartbreak. It's a lovely finish to an exceptional presentation.”
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"Jones is bringing Edgar Allan Poe's works vibrantly alive...First up on the program was 'The Tell -Tale Heart'...If the first story seemed the personification of horror, the next one, 'The Cask of the Amontillado,' is a close cousin...He infuses fresh emotional energy into Poe's language with his protean body language and facial expressions...The final offering, 'The Raven,' has never sounded more haunting.:
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"A one-man, pre-Halloween tour de force...In 'The Cask of Amontillado'...Jones slips effectively into this character, in spirit bringing the audience along with him into the dank cellar...Jones closes the show with 'The Raven'...The rendition he delivers mesmerized the opening night audience with the work’s rhythmic rhymes and meter, conveying well, in contrast to 'The Raven’s' stoic coldness, the character’s crescendo of unbearable pain of loss."
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