"ALONE The Life of Poe"

An Epic AudioBiography of the life of the American Master Storyteller and poet, Edgar Allan Poe.

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Written and produced by Mark Redfield, ALONE The Life of Poe is an epic audio drama chronicling the extraordinary life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Presented over a story arc of 20 half-hour Chapters, with a running time of over 10 hours ALONE The Life of Poe will feature the finest actors assemble to voice over 200 roles. Original Music is Composed by Jennifer Rouse, with period music woven through-out the production.

MARK REDFIELD
Redfield is a professional actor, author and artist. He has produced and directed several independent films, including The Death of Poe (2006) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2002). He has operated two successful theater companies, and has appeared in or produced over 200 plays. He is a voice actor who has worked in radio drama, video games, audio books and commercials. He currently produces audio drama through Redfield Arts Audio. Redfield has been developing ALONE The Life of Poe, on and off, for over 10 years. He has worked as an events producer for The Poe House and Museum in Baltimore, raising money for the City of Baltimore to care for the National Historic Site. He then served as Vice President for Poe Baltimore, Inc., when the transition was made by City government to semi-privatize the care and fundraising for The Poe House and Museum in Baltimore.

“This project is perhaps the most important thing I've ever done. It’s my “magnum opus”, my final word on Poe. I have to get this story out and to it’s audience. I’ve never been more passionate about Poe, and in telling his story.” - Mark Redfield

JENNIFER ROUSE
Jennifer Rouse is a sound designer, musician, video editor, and actress. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Towson University. She studied acting at Stella Adler's School Of Acting, and music performance, voice, and music theory at BCCC and The Peabody Institute. Jennifer Rouse began playing music at the age of 10. In her high school years, she was a member of the Baltimore County Chorus as well as the Maryland All-State Band. At 13 she began studying singing at The John Hopkins Peabody Conservatory and at 16 was a member of The Baltimore Symphonic Band. She received a scholarship for music to Towson University where she studied music theory, composition, as well as voice. She wrote the film scores for “The Death Of Poe” as well as “The Avenging Conscience”.

AN EPIC LIFE STORY
There has never quite been anything in audio drama of this depth and breadth. 10 hours to fill with the tragedy, the comedy, the triumphs and the disasters of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe fans will be excited for a dramatized biography that corrects the lies and misconceptions of this great American writer. You are contributing to the creation of a one-of-a-kind, exciting story. You are helping us bring Edgar Allan Poe to life!

What We Need & What You Get
Our fundraising goal is a production budget of $75,000.00 We have selected some affordable perk and reward levels for this campaign, so everyone can be a contributor! The main item offered at every contributor reward level is the 10-CD Boxed Set of “ALONE The Life of Poe”, including a production booklet and First Publish Edition Certificate of Authenticity. We have added other wonderful items as the reward levels go up. Pick the level that fits your budget and make you contribution to help bring Poe to life!

OUR BUDGET
Our campaign is a “fixed funding” campaign, meaning that if we DO NOT raise the minimum of our $75,000 budget, IndieGoGo will return all contributions collected with 5-7 business days.

BUT WE WANT TO SUCCEED AND MAKE ‘ALONE THE LIFE OF POE’, AND WITH YOUR HELP, WE WILL!