Nightfall | Lee St. Theatre

Written By Eric Coble
Directed by Rod Oden

July 25th at 7:30PM

Edgar Allan Poe stands alone in the flickering darkness of his mind, trying desperately to convince himself -- and us -- that he's not mad.

The spell he weaves brings us a highly theatrical adaptation of four tales Poe himself considered his best: "The Raven," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "The Tell-Tale Heart." Enter the world of Poe and check your heartbeat at the door.

Cast "The Raven"

ELLIE YEATER Poe

Ellie Yeater is excited to work with Lee Street for the first time. Ellie lives in West Virginia where she is often found on stages around her community. At 18 years old, this is Ellie’s 30th show! Recent roles are Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Carrie in Carrie the Musical, and Alice in The Addams Family. In her limited free time, Ellie enjoys redoing Campers, pageants, riding horses, and hanging out with her animals.

HAYDEN WEEKS Edgar

Hayden Weeks is currently a Senior at Rowan County Early College.. In past shows he has played Laertes in the PPT production of Hamlet and Jeff McCracken from Lee Street’s Kimberly Akimbo. He is excited to be part of this dramatic performance and is happy to work with everyone.

MIKE PRASCAK Roderick Usher

Mike Prascak is excited to be making his first appearance at Lee Street Theatre. Although wise in years, Mike is relatively new to the local theatre scene. Mike's first dramatic role was in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Roger Shears, Duty Sargent, Drunk#2, Ticket Agent) earlier this year with Davidson Community Players (DCP). Mike was also a singin' and a dancin' in DCP's record-breaking production of Mamma Mia! (Ensemble, Father Alexandria) in the summer of 2019. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Mike transplanted to Mooresville 13 years ago and has been married to his college sweetheart Mary Anne for 36 years. Together they have two children and one grandson and enjoy get-away weekends in their RV.

ALICE RICHMadeline Usher

Alice Rich is excited to perform in another virtual program with Lee Street Theatre. She is so thankful to Rod Oden and Lee Street for giving her an outlet and opportunities to continue the artform she loves. You saw Alice most recently as part of the virtual show Motherhood Out Loud in addition to last season’s shows of The Cake, Blithe Spirit and 8 Reindeer Monologues. She has also performed in Salisbury with St. Thomas Players and Piedmont Players. Some of her favorite productions include; The Diary of Anne Frank, Next Fall, and Noises Off. She would like to thank this amazing group of talented actors for their love, support, and grace in helping each other grow in our craft. Alice could not do anything without her family, friends, this community, and especially her wonderful husband, Ryan, and the two awesome humans, Eve and Sam who call her mom.

KRIS LINEBERGER/ANDREA ANDERS The Raven

Kris Lineberger whose debut with LST was last July as Mrs. Bradman in BLITHE SPIRIT, has appeared in numerous productions in Gaston, Mecklenburg, and a few other counties. She loves theater and has acted in over 50 productions. She also has directed 7 shows, most recently SLEUTH with LTG in February prior to the COVID19 shutdown. She even has enjoyed some film and TV experiences too. This performance will be her first venture with livestream performing; she is equally excited and scared about this new opportunity, ok maybe it’s more 60/40. She’s a married mom of 2 college students and 3 dogs, all of whom she thanks for their love and support. She also wants to thank Rod and her fellow actors for the FUN this week.

A Salisbury resident, Andrea is is excited to be in her second production. Earlier this spring she was a member of the cast of "Motherhood OUT LOUD." Andrea is appreciative of the opportunity to be part of this great cast! She has also enjoyed revisiting the descriptive language and imagery of Edgar Allen Poe. In her free time, Andrea enjoys spending time with her two best guys, her husband, Michael, and her son, Drew.

Production Staff

Director/Livestream Editor

Rod Oden

Meet the Director

Executive Director Rod Oden

Whether for the audiences on a professional stage or teaching students in a technical workshop, Rod Oden is proud to have over fifteen years experience in a variety of venues, genres and audiences. Rod has designed on stages from Los Angeles to New Orleans, and in virtually every type of venue. He enjoys working alongside community members, volunteers and students to help grow and create professional experiences in the theatre. Rod’s experience has provided him a varied theatrical background, including being a former Artistic Director, founding 2 non-for-profit theatre groups, marketing and business systems for the theatre, all the while enjoying the privilege of Technical Directing.

Some of his favorite work includes Tuck Everlasting (New Orleans Regional Premiere), Chicago, August: Osage County, The 39 Steps, The Mousetrap, Spamalot, How I learned to Drive, Shrek, and Lombardi (WV Premiere). Rod was previously the Production Manager & Technical Director of the Jefferson Performing Arts Society in New Orleans, LA and the Technical Director of the Actors Guild of Parkersburg in Parkersburg, WV. He has worked with countless community theaters, educational organizations and professional troupes to produce quality, high-end productions audiences have enjoyed watching.

As Executive Director, Rod looks forward to continuing Lee Street’s strong delivery of productions, concerts and events that exemplify our Mission Statement and Values. He also looks forward to continuing and growing our community partnerships, investing even more on the strong community that is Salisbury. Rod is blessed and thankful for his beautiful wife Raquel and his four precious boys Tristan, Lucas, Jamie and Sylar. He also enjoys spending time with his two lovely daughters Ariel and Isabelle.

rod@leestreet.org

SPECIAL NOTE - This performance is the product of the Lee Street theatre 1-week intensive livestream workshop. During this workshop, these performers not only worked to produce this show, but also spent time reinvesting in areas of acting theory, character development, actor tools, improv, exercises, vocal and physical warm-ups and much more. If you have interest about know more please click here to go to the education area of our website, and stay tuned for future classes to enrich and invest into.

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