POE’S REVENGE: A Fiercely Funny Twist on Edgar Allan Poe!
POE’S REVENGE (previous title “Poetic Justice”): Play, Song, Multimedia Webpage copyright 2023 by Susan Horowitz
POE’S REVENGE: A Fiercely Funny Twist on Edgar Allan Poe! A Student “Eddie” and Professor “Monty”, in a secret affair and obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe, fantasy-play Poe’s story – with a Monroe kiss and dangerous twist! Plus “Annabel-Raven Lee”: the flirtatious daughter of President Lee of Usher College.
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Romantic Theme Song.
Susan “Dr. Sue” Horowitz sings her original, romantic theme song “Sing to You Like a Woman.”
Music, Lyrics, Vocal Sound Recording by Susan Horowitz copyright 2022.
Click on Link below to hear song!
Photo by 6-8 Recording Studio NYC
POE’S REVENGE is a witty thriller with optional theme song and trivia game, for live, recorded and streaming performance. It can be developed as a series of videos that are “twists” on classic literature and film.
3 CHARACTERS: 2 Female, 1 Male, Unit Set, Style: Dark Comedy
POE’S REVENGE: Play, Film, or Series with original music (live or recorded), discussion, trivia game. Why is Edgar Allan Poe like Marilyn Monroe? The answer is in a glass of Amontillado! Playwright Susan Horowitz, aka “Dr. Sue” is an Actor-Singer-Songwriter-Professor. She can lead post-show trivia games or discussions!
“Sing to You Like a Woman” Romantic Theme Song by Susan “Dr. Sue” Horowitz (Lyric, Music, Vocals, and Recording) copyright 2022
“I wanna lose sleep, dive deep, while the waves come crashin’ I wanna love sublime, a reason I’m allowed a crime of passion. Just like a tale by Poe, wanna build it slow till I’m so obsessed that I cling to you like a woman Sing to You LIke a Woman till you’re mine…“
Photos by Susannah Talley
Venue: The Lambs Club, NYC
VENUES: Theater and Film Festivals, Schools, Libraries, Book Clubs, Anthologies of Literature and Plays, Online. etc. Available in full-length and shorter versions.
POE’S REVENGE (3 Characters, Unit Set) is easy to produce and lends itself to Poe-related trivia games, discussions of gender roles, class, power, literature, thrillers, etc.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS: “It’s a nifty plot indeed. And your song, too!” Susannah Talley. “I was entertained all the way through!” Bree Clarke. “You are charming onstage!” Andrea Andresakis. “Simply awesome!” Andrew Monohan.
Please Contact Susan Horowitz, aka Dr. Sue with Contact Form on Web Site.
POE’S REVENGE (“Poetic Justice”): Staged Reading at The Lambs Clubs, NYC
Special Thanks to Valerie Kooyker for Script Editing/Proofreading and Stephen Cornine for Music Arranging and Advice.
Musicals and Books by Susan “Dr. Sue” Horowitz
Susan (“Dr. Sue”) Horowitz, Ph.D.
Entertaining Motivational Speaker-Author-Educator-Singer/Songwriter.
Book: “Queens of Comedy”
(Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller, and more!)
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“SWitch!” Original Play & Musical www.switchthemusical.com
Dr. Sue YouTube Channel
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