Press Release San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation’s longest-running youth theatre program, continues its 75th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of Edgar Allan Poe’s Gruesome Gallery of Grotesquerie!
Through tales of murderous madmen or supernatural mystery, Poe's enigmatic musings endure because they allow us to confront some of our greatest fears and delight in the darkness while reflecting on our own life. Co-developed in collaboration with Junior Theatre students and cast members, this wholly original production will fuse storytelling, poetry, music, movement, and puppetry to explore the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
In this first-time venture for Junior Theatre, returning director Blake McCarty (last season’s Head Over Heels) brings his years of devising experience as the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of Blindspot Collective to guide JT’s students through the process of creating a show from scratch! JT alumnus, Morgan Hollingsworth, is composing original music for the production. Hollingsworth is no stranger to this subject, having created the musical The House of Edgar Allan Poe, produced in 2019 as part of Weber State University’s mainstage season.
This celebration of all things macabre is a JT World Premiere!
Edgar Allan Poe’s Gruesome Gallery of Grotesquerie will run from January 13-22 and is recommended for ages 10 years old and up.
WHAT: Edgar Allan Poe’s Gruesome Gallery of Grotesquerie
Conceived by Blake McCarty and San Diego Junior Theatre Students and Cast Members
Based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe
Original Music by Morgan Hollingsworth
WHO: Director: Blake McCarty
Performed by students of San Diego Junior Theatre’s Education Program
TIMES: Fridays at 7pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 2pm
WHERE: Casa del Prado Theatre in Balboa Park, 1600 Village Place, San Diego, CA 92101
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE EITHER ONLINE OR BY PHONE:
www.juniortheatre.com | Box Office (619) 239-8355
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