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Passion of Dracula, The

  • Bob Hall David Richmond
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Mystery/Thriller, 1910s / WWI
  • 7M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573614446

This off-Broadway hit, which the New York Daily News called “a genuine old fashioned horror thriller,” spices up the thrills and chills of the Bram Stoker novel with comedy and romance.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy, Mystery/Thriller
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1910s / WWI
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
This version of the Dracula legend, based on the 1897 Bram Stoker novel, is set in the English countryside in 1911, where several village girls have died under mysterious circumstances. Dr. Seward presides over a nearby mental hospital, and the locality has acquired a new resident – Count Dracula! A trio of doctors, a young reporter, and a stouthearted English lord battle the Count for possession of the lovely heroine. With a dash of Holmesian sleuthing in this Baskerville hound country setting, our heroes save the heroine and dispatch the Count in the traditional manner.
REVIEWS:

"Funny, serious, scary, hilarious... Bloody enjoyable, cross my heart."

 WABC-TV

"A Dracula with just the right flavor... All the original, blood-curdling ingredients are in place, but like good cooks, Hall and Richmond have added some spice and an extra tasty dollop of vampire-repellent garlic. Some healthy laughs bolster interest, as do some romantic pairings, not only between the normal folks but also the Count and the heroine, which is why this is rightly called The Passion of Dracula."

 L.A. Times

"A genuine old-fashioned horror thriller."

 NY Daily News

"An entertaining take on the blood sucking Count."

 Chicago Stage Review

"Part melodrama, part sendup, with a soupcon of camp."

 Chicago Daily Herald

Premiere Production: The Passion of Dracula premiered off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City on September 28, 1977. Directed by Peter Bennett, the production featured Christopher Bernau, Michael Burg, Samuel Maupin, K. Lype O'Dell, Giulia Pagano and Alice White.

Characters

  • Casting: 7M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)

  • DR. CEDRIC SEWARD
    JAMESON
    PROFESSOR VAN HELSING
    DR. HELGA VAN ZANDT
    LORD GODALMING
    MR. RENFIELD
    WILHELMINA MURRAY
    JONATHAN HARKER
    COUNT DRACULA

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    This version of the Dracula legend, based on the 1897 Bram Stoker novel, is set in the English countryside in 1911, where several village girls have died under mysterious circumstances. Dr. Seward presides over a nearby mental hospital, and the locality has acquired a new resident – Count Dracula! A trio of doctors, a young reporter, and a stouthearted English lord battle the Count for possession of the lovely heroine. With a dash of Holmesian sleuthing in this Baskerville hound country setting, our heroes save the heroine and dispatch the Count in the traditional manner.

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