The House on Poe Street
The House on Poe Street
Closed 1h 35m NYC: East Village
79% 14 reviews
79%
(14 Ratings)
Positive
79%
Mixed
14%
Negative
7%
Members say
Clever, Great acting, Entertaining, Delightful, Quirky

About the Show

Yonder Window Theater Company presents this new piece where gothic ghosts encounter modern monstrosities when twin sisters inherit the house where Poe is reputed to have composed 'The Raven.'

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Critic Reviews (3)

Stage Buddy
November 2nd, 2017

"A tricky piece of work, living somewhere between black and romantic comedy...The strength of the play lies in the biological science that it begins to examine...The playwright has a wonderful facility with Poe's work...This work has merit, but perhaps in another incarnation the playwright might strive to create more compassion for the characters...Smooth direction and excellent set design helped us digest the evening's more sombre overtones with relish and delight."
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Times Square Chronicles
November 3rd, 2017

“A delightful production...While the finer points of the story are dubious, the show is beautiful, engaging, and strange...Gael crafts an intriguing story and impeccable dialogue, however, most of the play is exposition...I rather enjoyed the story and the performance, yet I find a bizarre irony in the fact that a story about two very strong female characters surrounded by subpar characters is told from the perspective of a two-dimensional male character.”
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November 9th, 2017

"The medium (Laura Johnston), an intriguing mixture of fringe occult with pragmatism, is a hoot...The songs are lovely. Director Katie McHugh had fun with the silences, with actors who open their eyes wide with surprise, go into violent spasms of spiritual possession, or cross their legs in unison. The pace was lively, the segues between direct address and perky dialogue were seamless. But the casting was curious and uneven, a disappointment in New York with its large pool of talent."
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