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Shakespeare, Poe & Fiends

Once more upon a midnight dreary, Delaware Shakespeare opens many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore during “Shakespeare, Poe & Fiends!” This autumnal tradition is a night designed to fright and delight, as our actors deliver readings of gothic tales from prose, poetry and plays inside four historic locations around Delaware.

October 10-13, 2019

TICKETS ON SALE SEP. 1

The evening lasts approximately one hour.

New Castle Court House Museum
Thursday, October 10 at 7:30pm
Historic New Castle
211 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720

Stone Stable
Friday, October 11 at 7:30pm
Historic Odessa
201 Main Street
Odessa, DE 19730

Old Town Hall
Saturday, October 12 at 7:30pm
Delaware Historical Society
504 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

Old State House
Sunday, October 13 at 3:00pm
25 The Green
Dover, DE 19901

Special Thanks to our partners at the Delaware Historical Society, Historic Odessa Foundation, and the State of Delaware.

Excellent venues and masterful lighting set the mood for both the actors and the audience
Shakespeare/Poe at the Stone Stable in Odessa, 2015.

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4651 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19809
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