Noveltease Theatre: The Raven and Other Stories

Noveltease Theatre, Seattle’s premier literary burlesque company, invites you to an evening of tantalizing haunts and devious delights drawn from the poetry and prose of Edgar Allan Poe. Drawing on classic Poe tales like “The Black Cat,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart,” among others, this original story chronicles our Narrator’s dark descent into depravity. After the death of her beloved Eleanora, the Narrator finds herself visited by a conspiracy of ravens who spur her to relive acts of cruelty, revenge, and of course, murder. Driven to the edge of madness, the Narrator must confront her worst impulses to be freed from grief and guilt nevermore.

Jesse Belle-Jones directs an ensemble-led adaptation of these classic tales, conceived and choreographed by Scarlett Folds with a script by Sailor St. Claire. Bringing this Gothic world alive is a design team most nightmarishly talented. Bold costumes by Lady Drew Blood (GUNKED!), haunting scenic design by Bella Rivera (ZACH, GOLD), and eerie lighting by Noveltease favorite Angelo Domitri (Hamlet, The Great Gatsby) will bring Poe’s world to life (and death).

Noveltease Company members Onyx Asili, Fosse Jack, Lulu La Lune, Ramona Rhapsody, Carson St. Clair, and Miss Elaine Yes will star alongside guest artists Keyes, Whisper de Corvo, Pinay Grigio, and Lavender Lascivious.