Edgar Allan Poe comes back to life in Edmonds

Published 8:24 pm Thursday, October 14, 2010

Nationally known actor Duffy Hudson brings one of America’s leading writers to life on the Driftwood Players’ stage in “Edgar Allan Poe Live” for three shows this weekend.

Poe (1809-1849), the author of “Annabel Lee,” “The Raven,” and “The Tell Tale Heart,” was far ahead of his time in his vision of a special area of human experience-the “inner world” of dream, hallucination, and imagination. He wrote fiction, poetry, and criticism and was a magazine editor. As Poe, Hudson rises from the scene of his mysterious death in this one-man-show to tell his life story. This special Halloween presentation is appropriate for ages 10 and up.

Hudson is an actor, director, writer, teacher and filmmaker. He attended the Circle in the Square Theater School on Broadway and spent over 14 years on the New York stage, performing on Broadway in “The Misanthrope” and off Broadway in dozens of productions. He has directed more than 300 theatrical pieces, including workshop productions with Brooke Shields, “The Three Sisters” with Jessica Lange, Don Johnson and Tatum O’Neal, and “Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf” with Marlo Thomas.

As a playwright, he has authored several scripts including his much-applauded stage adaptation of “Frankenstein.” He is also the author of his two one-man shows. “In The Shadow of the Raven” (the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe) and “The Relativity of Albert Einstein” as well as the children’s book, “The Boy Who Came From Heaven.”

The theatre expects sold-out performances, so advance purchase is recommended.

See free preview of Einstein show Oct. 15 at WJT

Audiences will have the opportuntiy to preview of Duffy Hudson’s work in a special free production of “The Relativity of Albert Einstein” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Wade James Theatre, also hosted by Edmonds’ Driftwood Players.

In this one-night-only one-man show, Hudson explains and explores Einstein’s life as well as the Special and General Theories of Relativity in an engaging way. Hear Einstein’s thoughts on gravity, the speed of light, time travel and E=MC2.

Tickets to the Einstein production are free, on a first come, first serve basis. For more information call 425-774-9600 or www.driftwoodplayers.com.