Synopsis
The Fall of the House of Usher - One-Act
Robert Lanier from Edgar Allan Poe
Published by Dramatic Publishing
2 Male 5 Female
A faithful friend, Ethan Powell, responds to an urgent summons from a childhood acquaintance
He finds himself a solitary guest in the foreboding, inscrutable Usher mansion where a mysterious ailment has possessed Roderick Usher, lord of the manor, which has resisted all medical treatment and threatens to extinguish the line of Usher forever
Yet a darker enigma faces Powell, and the further he probes the more obscure and horrifying seems the truth
Building to its heart-stopping climax this classic tale of the macabre has been faithfully adapted for the stage and is sure to delight all Poe fans and to convert the uninitiated
One-act - One interior set
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