Belmont Manor House's THE POE SHOW Plays Final Performance 2/27

The historic Belmont Manor House and Rep Stage's Michael Stebbins (director of "A Dickens of a Carol") present "The Poe Show," a combination theatrical/dining experience featuring Tony Tsendeas as narrator of Edgar Allen Poe's most demented masterworks. Performed pieces include "The Black Cat," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Conqueror Worm," "Alone" and "The Raven." Similar to Rep Stage's recent production of "A Dickens of a Carol," tickets to "The Poe Show" include a four-course meal. The show will play its final performance on February 27, 2010.

Tickets are $80 per person (plus tax) and may be purchased by visiting www.belmontmanorhouse.com. For additional information, please call 410-772-4300.

Actor, director and playwright Tony Tsendeas has performed at Action Theatre ("American Buffalo," "The Madman and the Nun," "The Artificial Jungle"), Everyman Theatre ("The Crucible"), the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival ("Hamlet," "The Tempest"), Woolley Mammoth Theatre ("Rocket to the Moon"), Roundhouse Theatre ("The Cherry Orchid") and Center Stage ("Mary Stuart"). Tsendeas' Rep Stage directorial debut, "Wittenberg," recently earned him an "Outstanding Director" nomination for the 2010 Helen Hayes Awards.

Belmont Manor House, a Georgian colonial mansion, was built by the Dorsey family in Elkridge, MD in 1738. Recognized for its culinary excellence and attention to detail, Belmont's historic manor house and picturesque grounds have been host to some of the region's most beautiful weddings and memorable receptions. Political leaders, Fortune 500 executives and prominent figures in the arts and sciences have gathered on this secluded, breathtaking site. In 2004, Howard Community College, located in Columbia, Maryland, purchased Belmont to expand its hospitality program, and provide students with practical experience working in a hospitality environment alongside professionals in the field.

Howard Community College (HCC) is a publicly funded two-year community college serving the educational needs of the citizens and employers in Howard County, Maryland since 1970. With its slogan, "You Can Get There from Here," the college has forged a variety of partnerships to offer career and transfer programs to over 28,000 students annually at its main campus in Columbia, the Ecker Business Training Center, Laurel College Center, and the historic Belmont Conference Center. Located midway between two major metropolitan areas, Washington DC and Baltimore, MD, Howard Community College is an affordable, community-based institution that has long been recognized for its ability to inspire learning, and the lifelong pursuit of personal and professional goals. Among its many awards is the prestigious U.S. Senate Productivity Award for organizational performance excellence.

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