Outside Shakespeare's connection to Stratford-upon-Avon, no writer's work is more synonymous with a city than Edgar Allan Poe and Baltimore. Baltimore is replete with Poe tributes, from our NFL team - the Baltimore Ravens, to the mysterious brews of our corporate sponsor, Raven Beer, to institutions like the Poe House Museum and the Annabel Lee Tavern.

Baltimore's National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre is the only theatre company in the world focusing on the adaptation and performance of Poe's works.

Here's what we have on tap for 2025:

Season Three of Poe Theatre on the Air
Poe Theatre on the Air moves to WYPR’s “Sunday Night Radio Theater”
Repeat performances of “The Magic of Words” Poe mind-reading show
Doomsday 2025, the fourth annual nonstop reading marathon of Poe’s works
A fully-staged debut production of “A Christmas Carol for Edgar Allan Poe”

With recent and ongoing challenges in funding for the Arts in Baltimore, we count on your support. Please remember us in your tax-deductible year-end giving plans.

Every contribution goes to fund the costs of our programming. We offer several tiers of giving:

Poe Theatre Friend (Contributing up to $99)

A letter confirming your donation as a tax-deductible contribution

Poe Theatre Raven Supporter (Contributing $100 to $249). Benefits include:

A letter confirming your donation as a tax-deductible contribution
A listing on the Poe Theatre Web site Donations page as a valued show sponsor
An acknowledgement in show program

The Dark Circle (Contributing $250 to $500). Benefits include:

A letter confirming your donation as a tax-deductible contribution
A listing on the Poe Theatre Web site Donations page as a valued show sponsor
A listing in show program as a Dark Circle Sponsor
Two complimentary tickets to a performance of your choice

The Crimson Circle (Contributing $501 to $1,000). Benefits include:

A letter confirming your donation as a tax-deductible contribution
A listing on the Poe Theatre Web site Donations page as a valued show sponsor
A link to your Web site on the Links page of the Poe Theatre Web site
A pre-show acknowledgement of your contribution
A listing in show program as a Crimson Circle Sponsor
Four complimentary tickets to a performance of your choice

The Inner Circle (Contributing $1,001 to $5,000). Benefits include:

A letter confirming your donation as a tax-deductible contribution
A listing on the Poe Theatre Web site Donations page as a valued show sponsor, with a link to your Web site
Acknowledgment in the outro of one Poe Theatre on the Air radio drama productions
A pre-show acknowledgement of your contribution
A listing in show program as an Inner Circle Sponsor
A press release recognizing your contribution, distributed nationally through Poe Theatre’s selected wire service
Your logo in our show marketing materials (program and poster)
A half-page advertisement in show program
Two complimentary tickets to a performance of your choice AND
Two additional complimentary front-row tickets to a performance of your choice

Help Keep Poe's Legacy Alive: Poe Theatre Year-End Appeal

By The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre

Help Keep Poe's Legacy Alive: Poe Theatre Year-End Appeal

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