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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Nobody's ever seen a Dracula this funny. Five or more actors play dozens of zany characters in a madcap take on the classic tale that's guaranteed to induce blood-curdling screams -- of laughter!

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Farce, Comedy
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: 19th Century
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Alcohol

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
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 bloodcurdingly hilarious send-up of the literary classic. 
REVIEWS:

"Sexy and campy with non-stop hilarity... you don’t want to miss this!"

 Forbes

"A brilliant new send-up of Bram Stoker’s gothic horror novel. This hilariously reimagined take, created in the spirit of The 39 Steps, is a lightning-fast, laugh-out-loud comedy."

 Broadway World

"Over-the-top and bloody hilarious... a must-see!"

 DC Theater Arts

"If you’ve been craving a break from the frights of real life, this campy, vampy romp is a scream!"

 TimeOut NY

"A raucous, 90-minute party in full swing."

 New York Sun

"If you have a fondness for the arch humor of The 39 Steps or the tongue-in-cheek mayhem of Charles Ludlam, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is your cup of giggles."

 Palm Beach Post

"Want a laugh? Dracula has jokes and wordplay by the truckload!"

 Daily Beast

Premiere Production: 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.

Characters

  • Casting: 5M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Roles for Multicultural Casting, Expandable casting
  • Casting Notes: Please note that the play sends up gender “norms,” and all characters can be played by actors of any gender, age or type. The initial conception was as indicated above, but the cast can be expanded to as many as 24 actors.

  • ACTOR 1: Younger male to play HARKER/SUITORS/BOSUN/GRAVEDIGGER
    ACTOR 2: Older female to play males, DR. WESTFELDT/RENFIELD/CAPTAIN
    ACTOR 3: Younger female to play LUCY/KITTY/DRIVER
    ACTOR 4: Older male to play females, MINA/VAN HELSING
    ACTOR 5: Sexy male to play DRACULA

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    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 bloodcurdingly hilarious send-up of the literary classic. 

    		$24.95

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