The Tell-Tale Farce

November 16-18, 2023
Fr. O’Donnell Auditorium at St. Thomas More College
(1437 College Drive – Usask Campus)

It’s 1848, and Edgar Allan Poe is just coming off the spectacular success of “The Raven.” Unfortunately, it’s only earned him a grand total of nine dollars. So when a wealthy dowager commissions him to write her a poem for the vast sum of one hundred dollars, he leaps at the chance. Only problem: the man who shows up to write the poem isn’t Poe, he’s Poe’s mailman, and he’s on a quest to woo the dowager’s spinster niece. Playing Poe is harder than it looks, though, especially when your mustache keeps falling off, the teenage grand-daughter of the house is lusting after you, and Poe’s arch-nemesis, Rufus Griswold, just happens to be dropping by to settle old scores. A freewheeling, door-slamming farce with a touch of the macabre.

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  • Place Riel parking lot is just north of St. Thomas More College. There is also limited free on-street parking south of the university campus, but some streets have a 1hour time limit. There are a few metered parking spots just east of the college.

  • We’ll open the doors to the auditorium 30 minutes before curtain. The college will be open before that, so you can wait in the atrium or student lounge.

  • No. Tickets are general admission, but we can hold aisle seats for those with wheelchairs or mobility issues. Please contact us.

  • No, but up to 48h  before the show, we may be able to exchange your ticket for another night.

  • Online ticket sales remain open until 30 minutes before curtain. At that point, unsold tickets will be available at the door.

  • There are vending machines in the College and we sometimes have other student groups run a concession as a fundraiser.

  • Yes. Access from the Place Riel parking lot will be the easiest.