Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe
by Eric Coble
July 5 -8, 2018
Edgar Allan Poe is said to be one of the pioneers of gothic, horror, science fiction, and fantastic literature. The fascinating aspects of his work are suspense, underlying thrill, and electrifying moments of terror. Always seeking for the critical confrontation with the society of his time, he tries to analyse the human mind. Even today, Poe‘s writings are a source of inspiration for various authors, playwrights, and screenwriters, as the authors of the Saw series for instance. The four short stories compiled by Eric Coble and adapted for stage in Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe are among the best known and most appreciated of Poe’s narrations. The predominant theme that can be found in all of them is loss. In The Raven, it’s the loss of love, in The Fall of the House of Usher, the Usher family experiences the loss of their reputation, while The Pit and the Pendulum describes the deprivation of liberty, and finally, The Tell- Tale Heart depicts the way to insanity, that is, the loss of the mind.
Concept, (Art) Directors
Cast
The Raven
Poe – Nilda Kipi
Poe’s Reason – Frederike Heuer
Poe’s Fear – René Glebke
The Raven – Fynn Fabry
Director – Eva Johanna Onkels
The Fall of the House Usher
Edgar – Eva Johanna Onkels
Roderick Usher – Fynn Fabry
Madeline Usher – Lilian Kojan
Director – René Glebke
The Pit and the Pendulum
Poe – Lilian Kojan
Sante – Fynn Fabry
Director – René Glebke
The Tell-Tale Heart
Poe– René Glebke
Old Lady – Eva Johanna Onkels
Policeman #1 – Frederike Heuer
Policeman #2 – Nilda Kipi
Director – Fynn Fabry
Stage
Costumes
René Glebke, Eva Johanna Onkels
Make-up & Hair
Lilian Kojan
Light
Matthias Schaffrath
Sound effects
Jens Wischnewsky, Eva Johanna Onkels
Viola
Posters and Programme
Lilian Kojan
Fynn Fabry
Public relations
Christine Knorr, Eva Johanna Onkels
Management
Fynn Fabry, René Glebke, Eva Johanna Onkels, Elisabeth Raasch, Christine Knorr
Finances
Special thanks to
Kulturbetrieb der Stadt Aachen; Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst; RWTH Aachen Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Romanistik (IfAAR); die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter der Bibliothek der Anglistik, Prof.
Dr. Peter Wenzel, Prof. Dr. Stella Neumann, Jitka Krützen, Sandra Meis (Stadt Aachen), Lehrstuhl für Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme der RWTH Aachen: Prof. Dr. Klaus Wehrle, Bestattungen Wolters, Thomas Bender, Matthias Schaffrath, Lars und Elisabeth Raasch, Rolf Everding (WEG Merowinger Residenz), Stoffe Mommertz, Stefan Kinting (Grotesque Absinth-Bar), Jens Wischnewsky, Maria Collée, Yannik Schornstein, Christine Knorr, Bianca Schüller, Birgit Alewelt and to all those supporting us in making the magic of theatre happen again.
Photos
by Thomas Bender
