Originally presented at the Wright Chapel at the Lakewood Presbyterian Church

The ghoulish meanderings of the macabre mind of Edward Gorey—a pre-Halloween revel in the madcap, macabre world of an American original.

Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000) gave to the world over one hundred works, including The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Doubtful Ghost and the West Wing; prizewinning set and costume designs for innumerable theater and dance productions from Cape Cod to Broadway (including two Draculas for a theater production starring Frank Langella and Mikhael  Barishnykov’s Ballet for the American Ballet Theatre; a remarkable number of illustrations in publications such as the New Yorker and the New York Times; and the instantly recognizable animations for PBS’s Mystery! series.  Gorey’s masterful pen and ink illustrations and his ironic, offbeat, macabre humor have brought him critical acclaim and an avid following throughout the world.