First Folio Theatre, in residence at the Mayslake Peabody Estate Forest Preserve


Adapted for the stage by David Rice, based on the life and writings of Edgar Allan Poe
Directed by Michael Goldberg
"A smart and heartfelt journey... inspired staging and nerve-scraping sound" ★★★ ½ - Chicago Tribune
Recommended - Chicago Reader
"★★★★" - Time Out Chicago
Once again Poe’s macabre and melancholic tales & poems come to life as Poe and his wife Virginia guide the audience through historic Mayslake Hall, taking them from the garrets to the dungeons and deep into the madness of Edgar Allan Poe.
First Folio is pleased to announce that we are again offering a summer acting camp for kids.