Tell-Tale
By Rebecca Gorman O'neill
Tell-Tale is a play that needs 34 performers (21 women, 13 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 34 performers
- Roles
- 21 women, 13 men
- Cast notes
- 13 m, 21 w. (With doubling 5 m, 8 w. )
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
TELL-TALE is loosely based on the life and death of Edgar Allan Poe. It is, in essence, Poe’s last confession. It takes place in the Baltimore hospital where he lies in a delirium before his death. Poe is forced to look at his life, his mistakes, his outrageous behaviors, and, in the end, he must try to find peace. This peace in death comes by way of the only peace he had in life -- telling a story. Poe starts his story by casting himself as the dashing, tragic hero, but as the play progresses,
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