Gothic murder mystery set against the haunting music of Appalachian folk song, by Atlanta’s own Phillip DePoy.

"Strikingly envisioned...phenomenal design team...the story and its characters feel utterly authentic. [Jeremy Aggers is] bold and captivating...foreboding tension is constantly palpable..." —Bert Osborne for the AJC

A stranger comes to town, looking terribly familiar to the residents of a tiny rugged Appalachian community in the 1930s. Could it be that Edward Foote, a drunken good-for-nothing father, has returned? In this Southern Gothic mystery, a small community is forced to reveal its darkest secrets. This world premiere noir features a captivating story told against the backdrop of folk songs and haunting shape note singing (as featured in the film Cold Mountain). Phillip DePoy, a pillar of the Atlanta theatre community, marries his love of mystery writing and theatrical classics in a gothic new work.  

World Premiere

Hertz Stage

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Edward Foote

Gothic murder mystery set against the haunting music of Appalachian folk song, by Atlanta’s own Phillip DePoy.

Mar 27 – Apr 19, 2015

Gothic murder mystery set against the haunting music of Appalachian folk song, by Atlanta’s own Phillip DePoy.

“Strikingly envisioned…phenomenal design team…the story and its characters feel utterly authentic. [Jeremy Aggers is] bold and captivating…foreboding tension is constantly palpable…” —Bert Osborne for the AJC

A stranger comes to town, looking terribly familiar to the residents of a tiny rugged Appalachian community in the 1930s. Could it be that Edward Foote, a drunken good-for-nothing father, has returned? In this Southern Gothic mystery, a small community is forced to reveal its darkest secrets. This world premiere noir features a captivating story told against the backdrop of folk songs and haunting shape note singing (as featured in the film Cold Mountain). Phillip DePoy, a pillar of the Atlanta theatre community, marries his love of mystery writing and theatrical classics in a gothic new work.  

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