I Might Be
Edgar Allan Poe

a new radio play
by Dawson Nichols

Meet Joseph Walker, a patient at the Oakbrook Mental Health Facility. In this audio drama, Joseph obtains access to a cassette recorder and then creates an audio letter for his sister Rose.

Over the course of several days he introduces her to his doctor and several fellow inmates, one of whom suggests to Joseph that his life bears a striking resemblance to that of Edgar Allan Poe.

Joseph then proceeds to familiarize himself with the works of E.A. Poe. His fluency with Poe's work is astonishing—to others and himself. And it is this familiarity, this ease with Poe's works, that leads Joseph to believe that he himself might be the Master of Horror.

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1.	Introduction
2.	Hi, Rose
3.	Session
4.	Derrida and Heidegger
5.	Library
6.	Alone
7.	Silence — A Fable
8.	Moths and Spiders
9.	Research
10.	The Raven
11.	Interviewing Patients
12.	Interviewing the Doctor
13.	The Professor
14.	The Talent Show
15.	The Tell-Tale Heart
16.	The Fire
17.	Credits

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I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe was written by Dawson Nichols, based on his one-man stage play of the same name.

The radio play contains performances of several Poe poems and stories including The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart. It received its broadcast premiere in May 2000 on KUOW, Seattle's NPR radio station.

Dawson performs Joseph in the story. Other characters are performed by Ian Bell, Kimberly Davis, Peggy Gannon, Basil Harris, Jim Horne, and Tina Kunz. Audio production and original music are by Jim Horne.

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