What I liked
I liked the small venue. Sometimes big theaters with hundreds of seats is appropriate; but it’s important to give time and space to intimate performance.
What I didn't like
Everything worked for me. I especially liked the unexpected comedic moments.
My overall impression
Poe-Etic License was anything but dreary. And there was no napping.
In a small intimate upstairs theater space in a freeway-convenient part of Hollywood, the cast members, two dressed and made up to portray Edgar Allen Poe, take turns entertaining the audience while we were choosing our seats. A recitation of Bells, forcing echoes from my junior high school obsession with the poem, kicks off the performance. A guitar solo, and two more delicious dramatic (interwoven with comedic and surprising contemporary cultural blends) scenes made me laugh, and then cry a little. Bradley Bobbs is super reciting Poe with wit and feeling. Poe-etic License was an evocative performance – serious, funny, definitely memorable.
