Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
By Gordon Greenberg, Steve Rosen
Directed by Joshua Cagle
Performances October 4-13 2024
7pm Friday, Saturday. 2pm Sunday Matinee
Ives Studio Theater at the Reif
“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Tickets
IN ADVANCE Adult: $20. Student/Senior: $15
AT THE DOOR Adult: $25. Student Senior: $20
SUMMARY
Ever wondered what would happen if you took Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire tale and put it into a blender with Mel Brooks, Monty Python, and The 39 Steps? That’s just what happens in this lightning-fast, laugh-out-loud, 90-minute, gender-bending romp. When her sister Mina falls ill with a mysterious disease of the blood, Lucy Westfeldt and her fiancé, Jonathan Harker, enlist the help of famed female vampire hunter Doctor Jean Van Helsing. Their hunt for the dangerous and sexy Count Dracula abounds with clever wordplay and quick-change antics. Five actors play over a dozen roles in this bloodcurdlingly hilarious send-up of the literary classic.
Cast List
Harker/Cavendish/Worthington/Havemercy/Bosun/Gravedigger
Charlie Butler
Dr. Westfleldt/Renfield/Captain
Zach Nichols
Lucy/Kitty/Driver
Rachel Newman
Mina/ Van Helsing
Samantha Benson
Dracula
Tayler Emerson
HISTORY
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors premiered off-Broadway at New World Stages on September 4, 2023. Directed by Gordon Greenberg, the production featured Jordan Boatman, Arnie Burton, James Daly, Ellen Harvey and Andrew Keenan-Bolger. The play was first commissioned by the Maltz Jupiter Theatre and was further developed at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the Capital Rep in Albany, NY and at the Segal Centre in Montreal, all under the direction of Greenberg. It premiered as radio play in May 2020 with a cast including Christopher Sieber, Laura Benanti, Annaleigh Ashford, Ashley Park, Alan Tudyk, James Monroe Iglehart and John Stamos.
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