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Steppenwolf for Young Adults Presents

Lady Madeline

By Mickle Maher, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe
Directed by Jessica Thebus
Featuring Kirk Anderson, Tracy Michelle Arnold, Lili-Anne Brown, Jess Godwin, Katie Jeep, Matthew Krause, Richard Manera and Jonathan Raviv

In the Downstairs Theatre
Tue. February 7, 2006 — Sat. February 25, 2006

Overview

Music by Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman

A re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale "The Fall of the House of Usher" with live music.

WORLD PREMIERE

Experience the gothic tragedy of the Usher family, as retold by the heretofore silent character Madeline. Enter the House of Usher through the cellar door to find out exactly what happened between Madeline and her twin brother Roderick that led her to be sealed up in the tomb...alive.

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Reviews

"Re-imagined ingeniously," Lady Madeline is "a rich blend of melodrama, ghoulish horror and... existential gloom... marvelously creepy and provocative."
-Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

On Steppenwolf for Young Adults
"These productions often are among the best work the company presents."
-Chicago Sun-Times