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“Mere
technical acting? No. In one of the best one-man shows
I’ve ever seen, Norman George truly became Edgar
Allan Poe. George has captured the look of Poe beautifully.
The achievement of [his] performance is that he makes
you want to know more. His exciting, magnetic performance
gives a sample that may bring new readers to Poe.”
Providence Journal-Bulletin
“A
love of literature is alive in Boston, at least for the
700 who decided that they would head for the Old South
Meeting House to celebrate the anniversary of the birth
of Edgar Allan Poe. Norman George was outstanding in his
portrayal of the author in ‘Poe Alone.’
George, who has made a career of playing Poe, looked so
much like the author that his mere appearance was enough
to arouse applause.”
Boston Globe
“Poe
scholars who have seen him say Mr. George is the nearest
thing to Poe in the flesh.”
New
York Times
“Edgar
Allan Poe was only 40 when he died. Yet he is the most
widely known and widely translated of American authors.
Norman George brought home to us why this is so. We were
introduced not to a Halloween mask, but to the very soul
of a poet.”
Eastern Shore News
“One
does not need to believe in reincarnation to sense that
the moment Mr. George enters the stage the audience is
in the presence of Edgar Allan Poe himself.... Mr. George’s
delivery of ‘The
Bells’
was musically lyrical.... ‘Annabel
Lee’
spinetingling... [his] reading of ‘Cholera’
was exemplary.”
Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror
“Norman
George is as meticulous in his preparation as a Kabuki
actor.
At moments, in particular during his recitation of ‘The
Bells’
and ‘The
Raven,
his performance is transcendent.”
Patrick
Swanson, Director, “The
Revels”
“The
definitive Poe actor. [George’s]
recitation of ‘The
Bells’
is an outstanding tour-de-force.”
Dwight
Thomas, Co-Author, “The
Poe Log”
“When
I heard him the first time,
I received a delightful shock. Since that time,
I’ve
felt Poe’s
emotion and seen Poe’s
images as [George] recited.”
Agnes
Bondurant Marcuson, Author, “Poe’s
Richmond”
“The
lights came up amid thunderous applause. Norman George’s
act was
nothing short of genius.”
Rutgers University Daily Targum
“The
house is still ringing with applause!”
New American Theater
“[George]
is an actor’s
actor.
[His] show is absolutely seamless.”
Shay
Duffin, Actor
“Poe Alone” is endorsed by the Poe Museum, Richmond,
VA.
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