Name: Berenice - Stage play adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe Story
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BERENICE – STAGE PLAY ADAPTATION OF AN EDGAR ALLAN POE STORY

“Berenice” is the story of Egeaus, a self-proclaimed Visionary who suffers from a an obsessive condition known as monomania, which makes him fall into obessesive trance like states for hours. Egeaus lives in a large mansion with his beautiful step cousin, Berenice. Because of his illness, Egeaus knows that she will never be able to love him as he loves her, as they are far from equal – she is beautiful and his condition makes him ineligible for her hand in this stage play adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe Story.

One fateful day, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger named Horatio Glum. Horatio offers to help Egeaus reclaim his love for his step-cousin Berenice… but for a price. Selfishly Egeaus agrees. Horatio instills in the perfect Berenice a debilitating disease, ruining her beauty and thus making her Egeaus’ equal. In a moment of weakness Egeaus proposes to Berenice. However, every bargain comes with a price, and in this case, it’s his immortal soul. But just when will Horatio come to collect it?

This is one of the stories in author David Schmidt’s Tales of Dark Imagination. Other titles in this series:

Tales of Dark Imagination: The Many Ghosts of Doctor Lazarus
The Dark Chronicles of the Golden Raven Society – three tales of horror

Author: David Schmidt

Type: One act Play

Genre: Horror

Length: Twenty Five minutes

Cast: 4F 1M

Ages of the actors: Adult

Suitable for: PG 12 – horror that may scare younger children. Players can be teens or older

Set: The setting is the library in Egaeus’ manor house. It also serves as an asylum.

Level of Difficulty: 8/10 – the actors should be able to portray the horror and reality of what the characters have done and what is happening to them