The Shows
 Dickens at the Crosley
December 16-23, 2008
Charles Dickens takes up residence at the Crosley Estate just in time for the holidays! A cast of characters will share good cheer through these stories:
The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus by Ogden Nash
An ill-mannered boy tells everyone there is no Santa Claus. So what happens when Santa shows up in his room on Christmas Eve?
A Christmas Carol
A new adaptation of this popular classic brought to you by Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine.
The Cricket on the Hearth
A chirping cricket acts as a family’s guardian angel. Featuring Broadway actress Annie Morrison as Mrs. Cratchit!
The Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm
An unforgettable tale of the magic of anonymous charity.
A Good-Humored Christmas from The Pickwick Papers
“Numerous indeed are the hearts to which Christmas brings a brief season of happiness and enjoyment.”
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel
Goblins in the synagogue are trying to prevent the villagers from celebrating Hanukkah. Can Hershel outwit them?
The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton from The Pickwick Papers
Surly Gabriel Grub, working on a grave late one Christmas Eve, encounters a band of goblins who teach him some life-changing lessons.
2:00 PM, Dec. 20*, 21
7:30 PM, Dec. 16-21, 23
*December 20 we will be collecting canned goods for Meals on Wheels. Please help us help our community!
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 Poe at the Crosley
January 13-23, 2009
Edgar Allan Poe makes the Powel Crosley Estate his home for his 200th birthday celebration. Enjoy the telling of chilling tales by Poe and his guests, including Sarah Bernhardt and Auguste Dupin.
The Bells
Jingling, tinkling melodic bells become moaning, groaning menacing bells.
The Black Cat
Delve into the mind’s inner workings as the narrator shares a “most wild, yet homely” story of events that terrified, tortured and finally destroyed her.
The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion
“The exceeding tenuity of the object of our dread was apparent; for all heavenly objects were plainly visible through it.”
The Dream of King Karna-Vootra by Lord Dunsany
"I very clearly saw last night the queenly Vava-Nyria. Though partly she was hidden by great clouds that swept continually by her … “
How to Write a Blackwood Article
Signora Psyche Zenobia gets a lesson on how to write for a magazine: Get herself “into such a scrape … drowned, or – choked with a chicken bone“ and then record the sensations she experiences.
The Masque of the Red Death
Can one avoid the darkness and decay of the Red Death?
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
This gruesome double murder requires an ingenious mind to detect the killer.
A Predicament (originally titled The Scythe of Time)
Ms. Zenobia seeks and finds her sensational adventure in a clock tower, accompanied by her three-foot tall servant and her five-inch tall poodle.
The Raven
Poe’s famous poem of a lonely, melancholy man and his late-night visit by a raven.
2:00 PM, Jan. 16-18
7:30 PM, Jan. 13-18, 21-23
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 Hemingway at the Crosley
March 25-April 3, 2009
Gwendolyn Crosley invites Ernest Hemingway into her home for performances of two of his best-loved works:
A Moveable Feast
A look at Hemingway's storied time as a struggling young author and part of the American expatriate circle of writers in Paris in the 1920s.
The Old Man and the Sea
The epic battle between Santiago, an old, experienced fisherman, and a giant marlin said to be the largest catch of his life.
Other noted icons will present their own popular stories:
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it.”
Little Tramp by Charlie Chaplin
Artistic genius and internationally famous clown Charlie Chaplin takes you back to the days of silent movies through this skit from his collected works.
2:00 PM, March 27, April 3
7:30 PM, March 25-27, 30, 31; April 1-3
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