Edgar Allan Poe Finds His Killer

by Evan Baughfman

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE JULY 2023 ISSUE OF "FLEAS ON THE DOG" MAGAZINE - ISSUE #14]

Suffering from writer’s block, Edgar Allan Poe struggles to enjoy a day at the circus with his wife, Virginia, until he discovers the perfect way to end his new detective story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE JULY 2023 ISSUE OF "FLEAS ON THE DOG" MAGAZINE - ISSUE #14]

Suffering from writer’s block, Edgar Allan Poe struggles to enjoy a day at the circus with his wife, Virginia, until he discovers the perfect way to end his new detective story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."

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Edgar Allan Poe Finds His Killer

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  • Judy Klass: Edgar Allan Poe Finds His Killer by Evan Baughfman
    “

    This is a fun take on a day in the life of great writer and his love, as he wrestles with plotting the first detective story.

    This is a fun take on a day in the life of great writer and his love, as he wrestles with plotting the first detective story.

    ”
  • Ezra Neighbors: Edgar Allan Poe Finds His Killer by Evan Baughfman
    “

    In Edgar Allan Poe Finds His Killer, Evan Baughfman quickly charms us with a story of Edgar Allan Poe stricken with a literary problem. Well, not only a literary problem; a really “shitty day”. But just like the peculiar tendencies life possesses, this “shitty day” will turn out to be exactly what Mr. Poe needs. There truly are flecks of gold occasionally in the heaps of shit (Truly figurative. Please don’t go shit-panning for gold).

    In Edgar Allan Poe Finds His Killer, Evan Baughfman quickly charms us with a story of Edgar Allan Poe stricken with a literary problem. Well, not only a literary problem; a really “shitty day”. But just like the peculiar tendencies life possesses, this “shitty day” will turn out to be exactly what Mr. Poe needs. There truly are flecks of gold occasionally in the heaps of shit (Truly figurative. Please don’t go shit-panning for gold).

    ”
EDGAR ALLAN POE – the famous author
VIRGINIA CLEMM POE – his young bride

Development History

  • Reading, PlayGround-LA, 2021

Production History

  • Professional, Pan Theater (Oakland, CA), 2023