The Boilerhouse Theatre Company is gearing up for another show.
The group will be performing Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe, a play adapted by screenwriter Eric Coble and directed by Jess Ryan.
The show, focused on Edgar Allan Poe and his most iconic works, finds Eagar trying to prove to himself, and the audience, that he’s not mad, in a haunting and highly theatrical staging of the work of the great author.
The show will be starring four local talents, Glen Armistead, Ryan Edmends, Nick Linton and Jo Rains.
Glen has been involved in theatre locally for quite some time, described as being “trained amidst stone walls and candlelight at the Boilerhouse”.
Nick is a primary school teacher who has enjoyed performing in the Sunbury and Macedon Ranges for the past 15 years, performing in a variety of musicals, plays, cabarets and original works. The company said that he is very excited to join the Boilerhouse talents, and hopes he won’t butcher any well-known poetry.
Jo has been involved in theatre in Sunbury since she was young, both on and off the stage, from performer to director. Though in recent years she’s found her spot in directing and stage management, for Nightfall she sees herself coming back into the limelight for this special performance.
Ryan currently serves as vice-president of the Boilerhouse Theatre Company, and is ready to take a spot back on the stage. After a decade of directing some of the company’s finest shows, he’s excited to tread the boards himself once again.
Tickets: trybooking.com/events/landing/1397710
