“Scanlon vividly brings to life multiple characters …and her brilliant portrayals are enhanced by the stellar work of the creative team.”
October 25 – 26
Edgar Allan Poe Double Header
Created & Performed by Livy Scanlon*
Presented in partnership with The Hanover Theatre Repertory
An imaginative one-person retelling of
The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado
At turns dark and darkly funny, this 60-minute solo show is staged as a séance, inviting audiences to conjure two of Poe’s most notorious narrators.
In The Tell-Tale Heart, a nervous caregiver is driven to madness by an irrational obsession. In The Cask of Amontillado, the aggrieved Montresor lures his rival Fortunato to an untimely fate.
Created and performed by Livy Scanlon. The Edgar Allan Poe Double Header runs at Gloucester Stage from October 25th-26th and at The Hanover Theatre Repertory in Worcester, MA from October 29th-Nov 1st.
Meet the Creative Team
Livy Scanlon* / Creator & Performer
Livy Scanlon (they/she) is a Worcester-based theatre professional working as a producer, director, actor, venue manager and teaching artist. They currently serve as artistic director of The Hanover Theatre Repertory (THT Rep) and managing director of the Jean McDonough Arts Center (JMAC). International and regional credits include Prague Shakespeare Company, Urbanite Theatre, Central Square Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare, Trinity Rep, Asolo Rep, Paper Mill Playhouse, Hartford Stage and Bridge Rep, which Livy founded and helmed for five years. During their tenure at Bridge Rep, Livy enjoyed multiple features in the Boston Globe and on WGBH, among other news outlets, and had a short essay published on the HowlRound Theatre Commons. They also received an Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Director (Dark Room by George Brant) and an IRNE Award for Best Actress (Mrs. Packard by Emily Mann). Livy teaches acting in the Department of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. They have been featured in Worcester Magazine’s Women to Watch and Worcester Business Journal’s Power 50. A member of Actors’ Equity Association, Livy earned an MFA from Brown University / Trinity Rep and a BA summa cum laude from Amherst College. Livy lives in Worcester’s Canal District with her wife, Rachel, and their rescue chihuahua, Porto. Special thanks to Rebecca and the team at GSC for this opportunity! @_worcplaymaker__ • worcplaymaker.com
THE EDGAR ALLAN POE DOUBLE HEADER is presented by special arrangement with Livy Scanlon and The Hanover Theatre Rep, with public domain stories written by Edgar Allan Poe.
*Actors Equity Association Member (AEA)