The Fall of the House of Usher
By Tim Kelly from the classic tale of Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher is a play that needs 17 or more performers (10 women, 7 men). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 17 or more performers
- Roles
- 10 women, 7 men
- Cast notes
- 7m., 10w., flexible (many small character roles arranged for a convenient rehearsal schedule).
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- thriller
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
In this classic tale of the horrible and grotesque, Poe wrote of disease, the fear of death and premature burial—perhaps confessing his own terror of going mad and of being buried alive. Records show 18 premature burials in Baltimore's Westminster Cemetery, where Poe is entombed. One of these premature burials forms the background for Tim Kelly's chilling dramatization of this classic tale of horror and suspense. Roderick Usher, once a happy young man about to be married, and his beautiful siste
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