RED DEATH - A Horror Play About Stayin Alive
"Radford has successfully rewritten some of Edgar Allan Poe’s most haunting and creepy stories--House of
Usher, Cask of Amontillado, Pit & the Pendulum, Ligiea, Berenice, Telltale Heart, Tarr & Fether, The Black Cat
—for a modern audience." -Janis La Couvee
Usher, Cask of Amontillado, Pit & the Pendulum, Ligiea, Berenice, Telltale Heart, Tarr & Fether, The Black Cat
—for a modern audience." -Janis La Couvee
"To experience Poe’s works performed on a dark and stormy night at Craigdarroch Castle is a must"
-Ed Sum, Two Hungry Blokes
-Ed Sum, Two Hungry Blokes
"Radford expertly trims down each tale to a shortened form which maintains the essence of Poe’s work but
updated to reflect a different era." -Ed Sum, Otaku No Culture
updated to reflect a different era." -Ed Sum, Otaku No Culture
"Red Death is a fantastic way to kick off the Halloween season. The cast and castle have just the right
amount of creepy, classy, and character to carry the night." -Kelly J. Clark, Showbill.ca
amount of creepy, classy, and character to carry the night." -Kelly J. Clark, Showbill.ca
It's the end of the world and the last days of disco.
Welcome to RED DEATH
Playing with apocalyptic themes such as viruses and zombie-like epidemics
in which the civilized world is brought to its knees by a global infestation,
Launch Pad brings you a mash up of the styles of gothic horror master Edgar
Allan Poe and the narcotic fume of 1970's disco culture.
Audiences are invited to come dressed in their clingiest, shiniest, disco attire*
and take refuge inside the protective walls of Craigdarroch Castle, away from
the terrible blood-plague known as RED DEATH.
Once inside the Castle, and surrounded by the psychedelic soul sounds of
the seventies, the audience is separated into different and disturbing tours of
depravity through strangely lit rooms and even stranger confessions of sin,
cruelty, terror, and murder, all adapted from Poe's many chilling stories.
RED DEATH is a bubblegum-pop horror guaranteed to
scare the funk out of you.
SOLD OUT!
*Costumes not mandatory
Welcome to RED DEATH
Playing with apocalyptic themes such as viruses and zombie-like epidemics
in which the civilized world is brought to its knees by a global infestation,
Launch Pad brings you a mash up of the styles of gothic horror master Edgar
Allan Poe and the narcotic fume of 1970's disco culture.
Audiences are invited to come dressed in their clingiest, shiniest, disco attire*
and take refuge inside the protective walls of Craigdarroch Castle, away from
the terrible blood-plague known as RED DEATH.
Once inside the Castle, and surrounded by the psychedelic soul sounds of
the seventies, the audience is separated into different and disturbing tours of
depravity through strangely lit rooms and even stranger confessions of sin,
cruelty, terror, and murder, all adapted from Poe's many chilling stories.
RED DEATH is a bubblegum-pop horror guaranteed to
scare the funk out of you.
SOLD OUT!
*Costumes not mandatory
Written, and adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe by David Radford
Directed by David Radford and Christina Patterson
Costumes by Martha Burd
Lighting & Sound Design by Karen Stack
Produced by Launch Pad Theatre Company
Starring:
Jared Gowen as Christopher
Trevor Hinton as Vincent
Diana Nielsen as Elisabeth
Christina Patterson as Virginia
David Radford as Prospero
Directed by David Radford and Christina Patterson
Costumes by Martha Burd
Lighting & Sound Design by Karen Stack
Produced by Launch Pad Theatre Company
Starring:
Jared Gowen as Christopher
Trevor Hinton as Vincent
Diana Nielsen as Elisabeth
Christina Patterson as Virginia
David Radford as Prospero
"If you can still get tickets, this show is fully worth seeing. The disco works. The acting is brilliant as always.
The Poe rewrites are thoughtful, apt, and work together beautifully."
- Cat Thom
The Poe rewrites are thoughtful, apt, and work together beautifully."
- Cat Thom
"Red Death was awesome! One of our favorite castle shows to date. Thanks to all the Beautiful Babies for a
fantastic night"
- Kris Olson
fantastic night"
- Kris Olson
"It was amazing. My hubby, myself and our two daughters went tonight. All grabbed blue keys. Had the best
time. You guys all did an amazingly great job. Loved it."
- Leslie Burnett
time. You guys all did an amazingly great job. Loved it."
- Leslie Burnett
"Went to see it on opening night. What a blast! I can't say enough good things about this group! I can't wait for
next year!"
- Twyla French
next year!"
- Twyla French
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