In “The Shadow of the Raven” Broadway and film veteran Duffy Hudson brings his talent and fascination for Edgar Allan Poe to life at the Cedar Rapids Public Library in Westdale Mall. In this unique one-man play on Saturday, November 7, at 10:30 am, Poe steps from the pages of history to tell his life story and perform his most popular material – The Raven, Annabel Lee, and The Tell-Tale Heart.

  Audience members will gather a new perspective from seeing Hudson’s interpretation of Poe’s life and writing. At the end of the play, Hudson comes back as himself to talk about his interpretation of Poe as well as answer questions about himself, his career and acting and performing in general.

   Duffy Hudson is an actor, director, writer, teacher and filmmaker. He attended the Circle in the Square Theater School on Broadway and spent over 14 years on the New York Stage studying with such great directors as Michael Kahn, Nikos Psacharopoulos, Nikita Makhalkov, Larry Moss and Sandra Seacat. He has performed on Broadway in “The Misanthrope” and off Broadway in dozens of productions and directed over 300 theatrical pieces as well as writing several scripts including “The Shadow of the Raven.” Throughout his career Duffy has been active as a teacher on the professional as well as the collegiate level, combining his many experiences and talents. Additional information about Hudson is available on his website www.duffyhudson.com.

  For more information, call the Cedar Rapids Public Library Bridge Facility, 398-5123 or check the library website at www.crlibrary.org.