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Dracula (Dietz)
Dracula (Dietz)
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Author: Steven Dietz Publisher: Dramatists Play Service (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 89 Pub. Date: 1996 Edition: Acting ISBN-10: 0822215497 ISBN-13: 9780822215493 Cast Size: 4 female, 6 male
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About
the Play:
Dracula is a full-length drama by Steven Dietz,
based on the epic novel by Bram Stoker. As Count Dracula
begins to exert his will upon the residents of London, they try to
piece together the clues of his appearances – in a valiant attempt
to save themselves from a hideous fate. Rich with both humour and
horror, this play paints a wickedly theatrical picture of Bram
Stoker's famous vampire.
Dracula is the archetype of the undead neck-piercing
monster. "I want your fear. For your fear, like a current,
rushes through your body. Your fear makes your heart pound, it
renders your veins rich and full. Your fear hemorrhages deliciously
within you." This adaptation of the classic returns to the
original dark suspense of the infamously vile villain of the night.
Enter Mina Murray, the innocent yet passionate protagonist of the
play, occupying late 19th Century London with her fiery best friend,
Lucy, on the hunt for love. Mina is betrothed to Jonathon Harker who,
at the onset of the tale, finds himself on an ill-fated business trip
abroad in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania. It is not until
Harker's letters mysteriously cease, and Lucy's behaviour takes an
abrupt turn for the bizarre that the audience begins to sense the
undertones of a vast, debilitating depravity. Joined by Lucy's
psychologist suitor Dr. Seward and the God-fearing professor Abraham
Van Helsing, the cast of characters is forced to wade through the
increasingly frightening occurrences and discover the root of its
cause before time runs out.
Dracula premiered in 1995 at the Arizona Theatre Company in
Tuscon, Arizona. Since
then the play had regional premieres at professional theatres across
the US and has been mounted by high schools, colleges, and community
theatres.
Cast: 4 female, 6 male (flexible casting)
About the Playwright:
Steven Dietz is one of America's most widely-produced
contemporary playwrights, known for his quirky comedies that are
popular at regional theatres. Since 1983, his thirty-plus plays have
been seen at over one hundred regional theatres in the United States,
as well as Off-Broadway. International productions have been seen in
over 20 countries and his work has been translated into 10 languages.
He teaches playwriting and directing at the University of Texas at
Austin.
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