The House on Poe Street
By Fengar Gael
When twin sisters inherit the house where Poe composed The Raven, their lives take twisted turns that affect the future of mankind.
HISTORY
The world premiere was produced by Detroit Repertory Theatre, directed by Leah Smith, featuring Calvin Biggs, Jonathan Jones, Harold Jurkiewicz, Michael Lopetrone, Ashley M. Lyles, Mackenzie Stephens, and Sara Catheryn Wolf on January 10th through March 17th, 2019.
The play was given a showcase production by the Yonder Window Theatre Company, Directed by Katie McHugh, music composed by Sheilah Rae, featuring Richarda Abrams, Tamara Geisler, Gregory Jensen, Daniel Light, Olivia Nice, Gadi Rubin, and Eliza Shea from October 27-November 2017.
REVIEWS
“Fengar Gael has written a rich, layered text that satisfies on so many levels. It's addictive viewing as there are delicious cliff hangars and plot twists. It's marinated in humor and also offers exquisite discourse on everything from eugenics to gender parity. Your right and left brain gets lit up like an overachieving Christmas tree.”
--Jaci de Villiers, Stagebiz.com
“The sisters are obsessed with world peace. They blame testosterone and the patriarchy
for all the violence, and they feel the solution is in human re-engineering. To complicate
matters, the house they inherited is haunted by a ghost they long to meet. The pace is lively
and the segues between direct address and dialogue were seamless. The pacifist sisters
with their incomparable memories can recite scary facts about weapons and death tolls,
but it's all in character and adds a welcome dimension and credibility to this fantasy play
with its spooky motif.”
-- Glenda Frank, New York Theatre Wire
"A tricky piece of work, living somewhere between black and romantic comedy...The strength
of the play lies in the biological science it begins to examine...The playwright has a wonderful facility with Poe's work..,”
--Bill Crouch, Stage Buddy
“Fengar Gael crafts an intriguing story with impeccable dialogue...”
--Virginia Jimenez Times Square Chronicles
“The House on Poe Street is a delight!... the writing is gorgeous, fantastical, poetical, dramatic, creative,
imaginative, intelligent... plus well-structured.”
-- Robin Rice, Facebook
“Such a fascinating set of characters and story! Great!”
-- Liz Amberly, Facebook
“This is a fascinating play and fantastic production. Congratulations!”
-- Jenny Lyn Bader, Facebook
“Really grand!”
-- Cynthia L. Cooper, Facebook
“It’s hard to go wrong with weaving science fiction and quirky comedy...you’ll absolutely love this play; however, it’s not all comedic; there are some elements having to do with gender stereotypes that offer up food for thought. It’s definitely time well spent with this wonderful and historic theater company.”
--Tanya Gazdik, Encore Michigan radio
"More Wonderful Theater! Last night I had the great pleasure to see the world premiere...This marvelous new show has so much going for it that finding a point to begin unraveling its charms is difficult...While the show does echo some of the very timely social ills we face in does not become morose...It is fast, bright, intelligent and most enjoyable.
-- Paul Bruce, Facebook
"My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed The House on Poe Street... a definite smart-thriller and literary ode that made us laugh at times while the hairs stood up on our arms at others. Between the great acting; the plot with great stories-within-stories; the scenery; AND the music... we’ll never forget any of these characters. We’re definitely seeing this again!!!"
--- Daniel Patron, Facebook
The official poster
The Poe actors on set
From the Detroit production