LADY DRACULA by Tim Kelly

 

    Here’s an entertaining ’vampire’ play that begins where most Dracula stories end.  Mina was a victim of Count Dracula.  Beautiful but incredibly evil, she has searched the earth for a young man who would resemble her first love...  Jonathan Harker.  She discovers him in Tod Wilson, an innovative teacher who opens a school for brilliant students not far from New York City.  

    The property (donated by Lady Dracula) is a forbidding pile of haunted stones called Malice House.  Lady Dracula keeps to the shadows except when her horrid thirst forces her to select new victims.  When one student decides he wants to investigate bats, he sets into action a chain of events that soon has the school invaded by the police and a descendant of vampire-hunter Van Helsing.  

    The destruction of the vampire is unlike any you’ve seen before, and it will have the audience gripped to their seats.

 

Cast of Characters

Lots of opportunities!

Students – can be male or female:

Kim, Opal, Robert, Estelle (and student “extras” – kind of like the chorus in a musical)

 

Susan – a “demented girl,” about 15, with a terrible diet – flies and spiders! Can be male or female for the actor/actress who wants a very challenging role

 

Mrs. Sink – Susan’s mother the housekeeper; cold and disagreeable

 

Luisa – co-founder of Malice House Academy, early 20’s; Can be male or female

 

Mona – maid at Malice House; Can be male or female

 

Marcus – servant to Lady Dracula

 

Tod – Luisa’s brother, a year older, co-founder of the academy; an educational innovator

 

Camille Stanford – a young member of the faculty, interested in American history and literature; Can be male or female

 

Lady Dracula – a vampire; once lived as Mina Murray.  Beautiful, ruthless, deadly

 

Duffy – a police inspector. Vampires are beyond his comprehension; Can be male or female

 

Wallace – Duffy’s partner; Can be male or female

 

Dr. Lawrence Finley – studies blood diseases; Can be male or female

 

Van Helsing – a renowned doctor and dedicated vampire-hunter; Can be male or female

  

Questions?  Email Mrs. Galtere at exeterspringmusical@gmail.com.

AUDITION INFO

--Tuesday, August 28 and Wednesday, August 29 at 6:30 pm.                                                              --You do not have to attend both auditions.--

--You may audition for two roles.  Choose roles that are very different from each other if you decide to do this. (And you may select several roles on your audition sheet.)

--A short sample of the play is on the Pioneer Drama website: https://www.pioneerdrama.com/Script_Preview/4523_LADYDRACUL_Script_Sample.pdf

 

REHEARSAL INFO

Mondays thru Thursdays – 6:30 – 8:30 PM, starting Tuesday, September 4.

Some Saturdays 10-noon

Mandatory Rehearsals – final two weeks of the show

Mandatory Tech Rehearsal – Saturday, October 13 – 8 AM – 4 PM

>>>If you can’t commit to these mandatory times, do not audition.<<<

 

Show dates – earlier than usual…which means a focused rehearsal period!

THURSDAY, October 18 – 7 PM Curtain

SATURDAY, October 20 – 7 PM Curtain; Cast Party follows 

Sunday, October 21 – 12:00 – Strike the set and return costumes/props 

Questions? Email Mrs. Galtere at exeterspringmusical@gmail.com.