SYNOPSIS
Delightfully dark, heartbreakingly comic, playfully perverse, beautiful and grotesque, Nevermore – The Imaginary Life & Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe is a whimsical and chilling musical fairytale for adults. The line between fact and fiction in this tale is slim, dreams function as reality – and just like in Poe’s work life and death are blurry. Bizarrely beautiful and wonderfully witty, Nevermore uses haunting song, poetic storytelling and surreal imagery to explore the events that shaped Poe’s career and ignited his lifelong battle with “visions dark and sinister.”
FILM
On June 4th, 2023, thanks to our incredible cast, creative team, and film crew, Catalyst completed shooting Nevermore! This has been years in the making and we’re so thrilled at the possibility of getting Nevermore to corners of the world we never thought possible, but we need you. Thanks to the Government of Alberta’s Community Investment Program, we were able to cover the cost of filming, but we need you to help us complete post-production. Editing, sound mixing, colour correction – we have an incredible team of professional film personnel on board, but we need your support to make it happen. Please consider donating today!
SOUNDTRACK!
The Libretto, Vocal Score, Piano/Vocal Score, and Live/Video Archival are available for purchase through Playscripts. Further licensing info available here.
The soundtrack is available through Broadway Records. It is also available on iTunes and through Amazon.
- "exquisitely stylish"- The New York Times
- “Barely 10 minutes into Catalyst Theatre’s Nevermore…you know you’re in the presence of genius.”- Calgary Sun
Creative Team
Book, Music & Lyrics - Jonathan Christenson
Director - Jonathan Christenson
Set, Lighting & Costume Designer - Bretta Gerecke
Choreographer - Laura Krewski
Sound Designer - Wade Staples
Music Producer - Matthew Skopyk
Producer - Lana Michelle Hughes
Production Manager (2023) - Lee O'Reilly
Technical Director - Kevin Green
Stage Manager (2023) - John Raymond
Assistant Stage Manager (2023) - Nyssa Beairsto
Music Director - Ruth Alexander
Costume & Props Associate - Kat Evans
Costume & Props Assistant - Rebecca Cypher
Lighting Associate - Alexandra Prichard
Production Assistant - Izzy Martinez
Featuring (2023) - Shannon Blanchet, Sheldon Elter, Beth Graham, Ryan Parker, Garett Ross, Vanessa Sabourin, and Scott Shpeley
- “The beauty is the telling of the story: the minimal set, the gorgeous costumes, the exquisite acting and singing by the extraordinarily talented cast.”- New York Theatre
- "A must-see!"- Huffington Post
- “The play is a visual feast… You will probably never see anything like this again. It’s extraordinary.”- Woman Around Town (NYC)
- "exquisitely executed"- New York Theatre Guide
- "a beautifully executed musical travelogue of Poe's life"- New York Theatre Guide