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MiddayThe Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's music director, one of the youngest in the country, to conduct through 2031Jonathon Heyward began his tenure as the Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2023, in a five-year contract that established him as one of the youngest Music Directors of a major symphony in the country and the only Black leader of a major orchestra.
Last week, the BSO announced that he has extended that original contract to run through 2031.
Heyward is set to conduct in three concerts this weekend in Rockville, College Park and Baltimore. One of the performances, of Mark Simpson's moody, mysterious Israfel, is an homage to one of Baltimore's most famous residents: Edgar Allan Poe.
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2025-10-2119 min
The Mutual Audio NetworkPoe Theatre On The Air - The Murders in the Rue Morgue"(081925)Poe returns! Recorded live at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon, The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre presents Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” streaming on WYPR just in time for the author’s 215th birthday.
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” introduced readers everywhere to C. Auguste Dupin, Poe’s brilliant French detective. The story created the detective genre and was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-08-191h 08
Tuesday TerrorPoe Theatre On The Air - The Murders in the Rue Morgue"Poe returns! Recorded live at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon, The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre presents Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” streaming on WYPR just in time for the author’s 215th birthday.
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” introduced readers everywhere to C. Auguste Dupin, Poe’s brilliant French detective. The story created the detective genre and was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-08-191h 08
Poe Theatre on the AirThe Poe Theatre - The Beast in the CavesThree years ago, The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre was invited to take part in a project called “The Media of Mediumship,” with the University of Stirling in Scotland and the University of East Anglia in England.Poe Theatre’s Artistic Director Alex Zavistovich performed in and co-produced a three-part radio drama series written by UEA Professor Richard J. Hand, based on fiction held in the Harry Price Library in the University of London’s Senate House Library. The programs were first heard on the BBC as “The Adventures of Zachariah...
2025-02-1739 min
Poe Theatre on the AirThe Poe Theatre On The Air - The Purloined LetterHear the third and final story in Edgar Allan Poe’s Auguste Dupin trilogy of mysteries! Dupin and his assistant help the Paris police find a stolen letter, which is being used for blackmail at the highest levels of French government.The Purloined Letter script was written and directed by Alex Zavistovich. Music and sound effects by James D. Watson, featuring the voices of Adam R. Adkins, Bri Caelleigh, Jimi Kinstle, Melanie Kurstin, Jennifer Restak, and Alex Zavistovich. Here are links to the first two of Poe’s Dupin mysteries:
2025-01-021h 07
Poe Theatre on the AirThe Masque of the Red Death and Shadow (a Parable)This Halloween special edition of Poe Theatre on the Air features two readings of the works of Edgar Allan Poe: “The Masque of the Red Death” and “Shadow (a Parable).” Published in 1842, “The Masque of the Red Death” has been adapted numerous times, most notably by Roger Corman in a 1964 film starring Vincent Price. “Shadow (a Parable)” was written by Poe during his time in Baltimore and published in 1835. The story is read by British actor Helen Atkinson-Wood, best known for her work in the BBC series “Blackadder.” The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre on the Air i...
2024-10-3027 minPoe Theatre on the AirThe Eye That Saw DeathLast year The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre was invited by The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival to adapt for the stage an early and little-known story by Williams, “The Eye That Saw Death.” This is the reading and sound design for Poe Theatre’s movement-based piece. With themes echoing Poe’s story “The Tell-Tale Heart,” our production of “The Eye That Saw Death” was an undeniable hit of the festival. The Poe Theatre has been invited back to Provincetown this year to mount a whole new production, titled “Flight.” We’ll keep you all up to date as we get c...
2024-07-0140 minPoe Theatre on the AirThe Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Murders in the Rue Morgue Recorded live at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon, The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre presents Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” streaming on WYPR just in time for the author’s 215th birthday. “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” introduced readers everywhere to C. Auguste Dupin, Poe’s brilliant French detective. The story created the detective genre and was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Adapted for radio by Caroline Bennett and directed by Alex Zavistovich, this live recording feat...
2024-01-191h 07Poe Theatre on the AirThe System Of Doctor Goudron And Professor PlumeSeason One Finale! This story has been adapted into several international motion pictures (including one as recently as 2008), and was the musical subject of the world-famous progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project. It is widely applauded as among the first works in American fiction to criticize the poor treatment of the mentally ill in the 1800s. As one of Poe’s best-known satirical efforts, the original story is available unedited in audiobook form on a wide range of digital platforms around the world. In 1903, The Theatre du Grand Guignol in Paris produced a gruesome black comedy ada...
2021-03-2626 min
Poe Theatre on the AirNever Bet the Devil Your Head, Part TwoHappy Halloween! In the conclusion of this two-part series, the Author and Toby Dammit stumble upon a mysterious little man in a covered bridge. Toby cannot resist demonstrating his “athletic prowess” to the man, but the results are not quite what he (repeatedly) bargained for. Part Two of a rare comedic story from Edgar Allan Poe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-10-2922 min
Poe Theatre on the AirPoe Theatre On The Air - Edgar Allan, Part TwoIn this second episode of our guest production “Edgar Allan” by The Coldharts,Edgar and his nemesis have the first meeting of their secret society. Edgar reveals a terrible secret, and immediately regrets his decision. Mallard and company return in October!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-09-0121 minPoe Theatre on the AirPoe Theatre On The Air - Edgar Allan, Part OneWe take a brief holiday from Dr. Mallard and his patients with this very special two-part guest production of “Edgar Allan,” from The Coldharts. This new musical is a reimagining of Poe’s childhood days, combined with an adaptation of his short story “William Wilson.” Mallard and company return in October!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-08-0322 minPoe Theatre on the AirPoe Theatre On The Air - The Premature BurialOf the many fears that plague humankind, claustrophobia and the unrelenting terror of being entombed alive may be the worst. In this episode, The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre on the Air recounts one woman’s fate - and provides an unsettling look at Dr. Mallard’s more cruel side.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-06-0224 minPoe Theatre on the AirPoe Theatre On The Air - A Descent into the MaelstromThey say a life at sea changes a man, but this story takes that to the extreme. In this episode, The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre on the Air takes on Poe’s tale of tragedy at sea, and the physical toll on those who survive the clutches of a near-mythical storm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-04-0122 min
The Noir and BizarreA Tale of Poes and BeerOn this episode, Katie takes listeners on an audio tour of the First Annual International Edgar Allan Poe Festival and then meets up with Stephen Demczuk, founder and CEO, of Raven Brewing Company, to learn about the origins of this iconic Poe-inspired beer.
2018-10-1600 minThe Noir and BizarreThe Noir and Bizarre - A Tomb by the Sounding Sea: Celebrating Edgar Allan PoeThe romance and horror of Edgar Allan Poe's life and works continues to enthrall people hundreds of years after he was born... On January 19, 2018, hundreds of people gathered at his memorial in Westminster Burial Ground to celebrate his 209th birthday and catch a glimpse of the mysterious Poe Toaster. On this episode, we meet a diverse group of Poe devotees and learn more about this elusive literary figure in the process.
2018-03-0800 min