Poe & Pints Set to Thrill and Chill Audiences this Fall
Silver Stage Players and DLC present Poe & Pints. Poe & Pints has returned to haunt us with tales of the macabre and tantalizing again for a few evenings this Fall. The combination of Edgar Allan Poe and other writer's works combined with a curated beer selection makes this event a unique experience for the community of Elko.
Art and culture are things that must be nurtured in our community. The benefits of having a strong sense of the humanities are critical to being able to navigate the future with our humanity intact. Art reflects all aspects of life, and Poe & Pints allows the actors and audience members to safely experience, contemplate, and grow through contact with darker themes and stories. Toying with wish fulfillment, vengeance, and the fear of the unknown help to provide context for such things that may be lurking in any of us. We are only human after all.
Showdates are September 29, 30 and October 1, 6, 7, and 8 at the Duncan LittleCreek Gallery. Curtain is at 7 PM with the house being opening beginng at 6:30 PM. Ticket prices are $35 per person. Tickets will be going on sale soon!
Directing Poe & Pints for the second year is Mr. Derek Burwell. Derek has had the pleasure of working with various community theater projects for the last 20 years. Highlighted roles have been “Mercutio” in Romeo and Juliet, “Leslie” in Love, Sex, and the IRS, “Puck” in Bard in the Yard, “Agador” in The Birdcage, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show as “Frankenfurter”. Derek has been on the creative ground-floor of several local projects including Bard in the Yard, and Poe & Pints, and has been privileged to work with such organizations as Silver Stage Players, the GBC Theatre, and Ghost Light Productions.
He appreciates theater for the opportunity to examine this great experiment of life from different angles, and best of all gets to share what he finds with others. When not enjoying a romp through the lands of make believe, Derek tortures dirt for a living at a local mine.
He is deeply grateful for the cast and patrons’ continued belief in the Poe & Pints Project, and for the trust Frank L. Sawyer has shown by giving him care of the tremendous investment of work, talent, and vision that Frank has poured into the project over the last seven years.
Located at 516 Commercial Street in Elko, Duncan LittleCreek Gallery and Bar is Elko’s premiere art center featuring paintings, jewelry, sculptures, and more. DLC offers a comfortable, smoke-free atmosphere with an extensive list of wine, craft beer, specialty martinis, and cocktails made with the freshest ingredients. DLC has consistently received awards including the Mayor’s Arts award for Arts Organization, the Elko Daily Free Press Readers’ Choice Awards for Live Entertainment, Bar, and Wine Selection, among others. The Gallery is a favorite destination for locals and area visitors alike. It is a great place to see live music, plays, artist receptions, book parties, weddings, and other occasions. Call (775) 738-3426 for more information or visit their Facebook page for upcoming events.
For information on how you can attend Poe & Pints or how to become a Tasting Flight Sponsor, please contact (775) 934-3721. Additional information can be found at www.silverstage.org.
Throughout the week of Poe & Pints' opening, we will be thanking our generous patrons who believe in what we do and continue to support us. Please join us in thanking all these community members and businesses for their continued support and advocacy for the arts. Your patronage encourages the arts and fuels our inspiration!
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Meet SSP's Resident Dramaturge
Josh Webster is a playwright, fiction writer and professor currently living in Pahrump, NV. His work has appeared in long and short form on various stages and he is a 2022 recipient of a Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellowship in Literary Arts. He received an M.A. in English with an emphasis in creative writing from Wayne State University and a PhD in English with an emphasis in creative writing from The Center for Writers at The University of Southern Mississippi. After serving as a lecturer at North Dakota State University in Fargo, he has since worked as an English Professor at Great Basin College in first Elko and then Pahrump where he teaches composition, creative writing, literature and film courses.
Our Author and Poet
Boston-born in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe may have been the nation’s first famous writer and poet. Poe wrote eerie, grim, and cryptic tales exemplified in his 1839 short story The Fall of the House of Usher, the 1843 short story The Tell-Tale Heart, and his immediately successful 1845 poem, The Raven. Poe was one of the earliest authors of the short story, considered the inventor of detective fiction, and served as an important contributor to the new genres of horror and science fiction. Poe’s death, at the age of 40, in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, is stoked with mystery. He vanished on his way home and was later discovered in a delusional state, muttering nonsense, and wearing clothing that was most likely not his own. Poe continues to influence literature and pop-culture around the world even today.
Our Guest Authors
Inspired by the macabre and chilling stories of Edgar Allan Poe and similar writers, this unique event offers a rare opportunity to see performance art reflect the darker aspects of the human imagination. H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Browning, Kelsey Rogers, and William Wymark Jacobs, and creative collaborator Josh Webster join year’s lineup of authors. Toying with wish fulfillment, vengeance, and the fear of the unknown help to provide context for such things that may be lurking in any of us. We are only human after all.
Our Breweries
Poe & Pints 2022 features selections from these world-class breweries; Belching Beaver Brewery, BrewDog Brewery, Unibroue Brewing, Stone Brewing.
Our Volunteers
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Our Theatre Company
Celebrating its 85th year, the Silver Stage Players is dedicated to providing the finest theater, community service and educational opportunities to its members and the residents of northeastern Nevada. Its history is one of creativity and thought provoking theater. The company has challenged audiences and attracted the area's most talented actors, designers and directors since the 1930s. From Broadway musicals to the cutting edge of literature, to radio theater the local group has continued a pursuit of offering the finest theater in the area. The Silver Stage Players is truly a community theater group. The company has always made a point to better our city through community service, advocacy, activism, arts education, and outreach.
Our Venue
As the creators of the Duncan LittleCreek Gallery and the Gallery Bar we always strive to share our artistic and eclectic endeavors with as many people as we possibly can. Ideas started flowing when Jacques and Joan joined their vision, enthusiasm, hard work, and education. This historic building was reborn. As a slightly later addition to the team, I‘ve worked to further enhance the customer experience with an ever changing menu, live music, plays, and more. As always, Jacques, Joan, and I invite and encourage you to enjoy this space and all that our spirits can bring to it. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Duncan LittleCreek Gallery and the Gallery Bar is Elko’s premiere art center featuring paintings, jewelry, sculptures, and more. DLC offers a comfortable, smoke-free atmosphere with an extensive list of wine, craft beer, specialty martinis, and cocktails made with the freshest ingredients. DLC has consistently received awards including the Mayor’s Arts award for Arts Organization, the Elko Daily Free Press Readers’ Choice Awards for Live Entertainment, Bar, and Wine Selection, among others. The Gallery is a favorite destination for locals and area visitors alike. It’s a great place to see live music, plays, artist receptions, book parties, weddings, and other occasions. Call (775) 738-3426 for more information or visit their Facebook page for upcoming events.
For Information and All the Dish
For more information on how to attend Poe & Pints or how to become a sponsor, call Director Derek Burwell at (775) 397-3256 or by e-mail at kroythecs@yahoo.com or information@poeandpints.org. More information can be found at www.poeandpints.org or www.silverstage.org.
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“Quoth the Raven...Nevermore!”
