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Thursday, October 26 • 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Lit Crawl: Improv Edgar Allan Poe

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That's So Raven! Much-beloved poet and Boston native Edgar Allan Poe gets the experimental comedy treatment for one madcap night at LitCrawl Boston. Will that dead body keep quiet? How will the young man ever get over the loss of his beloved with that black raven yapping away? Audiences will enjoy tales of the gothic and the macabre in twisted situations featuring top Boston comedians in period costume. According to ‘Wheel of Austen’ creators, audiences can expect bombastic characters playing with the conventions of Edgar Allan Poe in unexpected ways. 

Presenters
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Wheel of Austen

Directed by John Herman, who has taught and performed improv comedy from New York to Tokyo, Wheel of Austen stars seasoned improvisers Michelle Boncek, Benjamin Scurria, Elyse Schuerman, John Herman, Sumeet Sarin, Lisa Cordner, and Jenna O'Brien.

Sponsors
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Boston Literary District

Established in 2014, The Boston Literary District is the first cultural district in the United States dedicated to letters. Our mission is to work with local writers, educational and literary organizations to raise the profile of Boston as a literary city and to increase participation... Read More →
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Litquake

Originally hatched in a San Francisco pub in 1999, Litstock debuted as a free one-day reading series in Golden Gate Park. Founding writers Jane Ganahl and Jack Boulware realized quickly that book lovers craved something grander. Against the backdrop of a technology-crazed San Francisco... Read More →


Thursday October 26, 2017 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
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