The romance, passion and fears of Edgar Allan Poe are brought to life by actor Lucien Douglas in this dramatic, solo performance that includes The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, Eleonora, To Helen, selected letters and more. The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents A Shadow Among Strangers: Performing the Life and Works for Edgar Allan Poe September 7-9, 2016 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre. Admission is free.

Poe had all the promise of becoming a wealthy Southern aristocrat, yet he lived a life of extreme poverty, continually haunted by loss, ambition and a “strange impending doom.” Why did he drink? What fascinated him about the death of beautiful women? Why did he marry his thirteen-year-old cousin? What influence did his mother, a great actress, have on his life and work? Douglas takes us on a theatrical journey through the world of one of America’s most distinguished writers.

Lucien Douglas has acted in over 100 roles in numerous venues, including Broadway, Off-Broadway’s Roundabout Theatre, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Theatre/Virginia, North Shore Music Theatre and Clarence Brown Theatre Company. Television and film credits include The American Experience – War of the Worlds, Walker Texas Ranger, Another World, One Life to Life, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Miss Congeniality, Man of the House and Sno Cone Stand, Inc. He is also an established voice actor for multiple animations and industrial narrations. His work has received critical acclaim in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Backstage and Women’s Wear Daily.