Summoners Ensemble Theatre, in association with the Merchant’s House Museum, will present its first full season of theatrical productions at the Manhattan site. Running from November 2026 through June 2027, the residency features three productions based on the works of Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman.
All performances will take place inside the landmark 1832 Merchant’s House Museum, located at 29 E. 4th St. The venue is New York City’s only preserved 19th-century family home containing its original furnishings and interior architecture.
The season opens with the 14th annual production of A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House, running from Nov. 24, 2026, through Jan. 3, 2027. Set in the museum’s Greek Revival parlor, the 70-minute show features actors Vince Gatton and John Kevin Jones alternating in the role of Dickens.
The schedule continues with Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe: Séance at the Merchant’s House, running from March 30 to April 18, 2027. The one-man performance by Jones incorporates classic works alongside newly added stories, including “The Black Cat” and “The Devil in the Belfry.”
The season concludes in the museum’s outdoor garden with Whitman in Love, running from June 1 through June 13, 2027. Performed by Jones, the production explores Whitman’s personal poetry and draws from his “Live Oak, with Moss” sequence. Subscription packages covering all three productions and individual tickets are currently available online.
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