World Premiere Theatre Installation of Poe's THE TELL TALE HEART Comes to ScareLA Today

Unbound Productions Co-Artistic Directors Jonathan Josephson, Paul Millet, and Jeff G. Rack have announced a special WICKED LIT installation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart which will be staged exclusively at LA Mart in conjunction with ScareLA,during the first annual Los Angeles Halloween Convention (beginning today August 10, and running through tomorrow, August 11). The limited-seating eight-performance run will be staged throughout one of the vacant floors of the 14-story warehouse style building, and feature the full array of theatrical effects and creative artistry that fans of WICKED LIT have come to expect.

Said Millet, who adapted the piece, "This script was written several years ago and we were only waiting for the perfect venue to stage it as a full production." Said Rack, who will direct the piece, "The 11th floor of the LA Mart is an ideal setting for this Poe piece, and ScareLA is an ideal event in terms of like-minded producers and cross-over audiences".

ScareLA will be the first Los Angeles convention dedicated to celebrating Halloween. Drawing fans and haunt entertainment professionals from throughout Southern California, the event will feature top attraction designers and operators, manufacturers, artists, filmmakers and more. The weekend-long Halloween season teaser will celebrate California's hottest scary fare with attraction unveils, workshops and classes, top industry panels, haunt tours, screenings and activities.

"When we first ideated putting on a performance of WICKED LIT in conjunction with ScareLA, we set out to showcase a small sample of what we do," said Josephson, who will produce the play along with Rack and Millet. "Then we got really excited about the possibility and - well, this is no sample my friends - this will be a real slice of WICKED LIT, in the flesh."

"We could not be more excited for this WICKED LIT premiere," shares David Markland, producer of ScareLA and founder of CreepyLA.com. "I can't wait to see The Tell-Tale Heart in all of its creepy glory."

"ScareLA is all about bringing together Halloween fans from all walks of life - artists, haunters, entrepreneurs and all who love a great scare," adds ScareLA co-founder Lora Ivanova. "This really is the perfect timing to unveil new ventures and exciting plans for the Halloween season."

The first annual WICKED LIT production was staged in 2009 on the grounds of Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Since that time, over 3,000 patrons have enjoyed full productions of adaptations of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Robert E. Howard, Washington Irving and Robert Louis Stevenson at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery and the Millenium Biltmore Hotel-Los Angeles.

The mission of Unbound Productions, the theatre company that produces WICKED LIT as well as History Lit, is to create new theatrical adaptations of classic literature and produce them in non-traditional venues. Visit wickedlit.org for complete pricing and scheduling details. WICKED LIT is also on Facebook.

THE PLAY

Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart
Adapted by Paul Millet
Directed by Jeff G. Rack

A scream in the night has summoned the police. But the murderer has nothing to worry about. Or does he? The terrifying heartbeat will reveal all.

PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS:

August 10-11, 2013, Limited engagement!
8 total performances - 4 performances each day
1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
The performance will run approximately 35 minutes

Tickets: ScareLA patrons are $15; $20 to the general public

For more information go to wickedlit.org or call (323) 332-2065.

ScareLA at LA Mart
1933 Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Details at www.scarela.com.

Ample paid parking on the street and in the LA Mart parking lot are available

WICKED LIT PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO

Photos: Please email Jonathan at jonathanejosephson@gmail.com

Video: https://www.youtube.com/UnboundProductionsLA

PLEASE NOTE:

THIS IS A WALKING PRODUCTION THAT TAKES PLACE IN DIM LIGHT

PLEASE WEAR COMFORTABLE, SOFT-SOLED SHOES

THIS PRODUCTION IS MEANT TO BE SCARY!

ABOUT UNBOUND PRODUCTIONS and WICKED LIT

Founded by Jonathan Josephson, Paul Millet, and Jeff G. Rack, the mission of Unbound Productions is to create new adaptations of classic literature as a way of reimagining great stories for new audiences. With its flagship theatre festival WICKED LIT, and HISTORY LIT, Unbound takes pride in engaging in ambitious storytelling and creating surprising and impactful theatrical experiences.The scope of WICKED LIT is to create dynamic new adaptations of classic horror literature. Wicked Lit launched its inaugural production in 2009 at the haunted Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. The 2010, 2011, & 2012 Wicked Lit productions took place at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery in Altadena. A special production of Wicked Lit (Mark Twain's A Ghost Story) was produced at the Los Angeles Millennium Biltmore Hotel in conjunction with the 2011 Theatre Communications Group National Conference. In addition to full productions, Unbound has mounted over 75 staged readings of Wicked Lit plays since 2008. Readings have taken place at theaters, libraries, schools, festivals, and special events all over Southern California including the Pasadena ArtWalk, West Hollywood Book Fair, Long Beach ComicCon, and many others.

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