Play Script
The Raven / Lenore
by Hillary DePiano
based on / inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven
A man is mourning his lost love when he visited by the ghostly specter of a raven. But the raven is not what it seems and some ghosts don’t want to be forgotten. A short drama inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s poem The Raven that offers a new twist on exactly what, or who, The Raven truly is.
- 1 man, 1 woman, 1 any
2-4 actors possible
Run time < 10 minutes
Availability
This play is available for productions but unpublished. Members of the New Play Exchange can read it in its entirety for free here.
I am here, real as shadows. I am here, sure as memory. And I will surrender that never. Nevermore.
- The Raven / Lenore
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