by Steven Dietz
From the novel by Bram Stoker

Performed
October 27-31, 2010
at
The Boal Barn Playhouse

Production Staff

Director	Gordon Robinson
Scenic Designer	Jon Vickers-Jones
Lighting Designer	Andrew Markoski
Costume Designer	Joy Downey
Special Effects	Amy Silverman
Special Props	Jim Gill
Master Carpenter	Stephen Lucas
Stage Manager	Katie Carriero
Tech Crew	Maggie Harbison Callie Harbison

About the Show

Dracula is an adaptation, first published in 1996, by American playwright Steven Dietz of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel by the same name. Though it has never run on Broadway, the author lists it among his most financially successful works, and it is frequently performed near Halloween in regional and community theaters. Closely following the plot of the novel, the play chronicles Count Dracula’s journey to England, his stalking of two young women, and his pursuit and eventual defeat by the heroines’ suitors and their associates.

While all of Stoker’s major plot points are present in Dietz’s adaptation, they are not presented in the same order. While the novel presents its various journal entries and letters in roughly chronological order, Jonathan Harker’s initial trip to Transylvania and his stay in Dracula’s castle are presented as flashbacks in the play.

Dietz’ version is not campy, though the character Renfield is used to provide some comic relief. Dietz emulates Stoker’s use of language, and incorporates fragments of Stoker’s original dialog, both in and out of its original context.

The only major characters not appearing on stage are two of Lucy Westenra’s three suitors, Quincey Morris and Arthur Holmwood. Both are mentioned in dialogue between Lucy and Mina, however the remaining suitor, Dr. John Seward, sometimes serves as a composite character of three.

The Cast

Mina Murray	Sara Sidelinger
Jonathan Harker	Matt Greer
Lucy Westenra	Kat Eskey
Dr. John Seward	Rob Arnold
R. M. Renfield	Rick Gilmore
Professor Abraham Van Helsing	Mercer Bristow
Count Dracula	Tom McClary
Attendants/Vixens	Lori Wilson Abbie Moyer
Attendants/Guards	Sam Reitman Michael Tews