Dracula
By John Mattera. Based on the book by Bram Stoker.
Product Code: D35000
Full-length Play
Drama | Melodrama
Cast size: 9m., 7w.
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Synopsis
Practical and playable, this stage adaptation is closely based on the original, presenting the frightening story that made this a horror classic. The mysterious Count Dracula has gone to England where he is living on a large estate next to an insane asylum run by the incredibly naive Dr. Seward. The others that make up the cast of this thriller include Professor Van Helsing who must convince Dr. Seward that Count Dracula is a vampire; Renfield, a fly-eating lunatic who serves the Count (once too often); beautiful Lucy Westenra, who has an uncanny resemblance to a girl Count Dracula loved over a hundred years ago; Charles, the Westenra family butler whose poor eyesight saves him from being hypnotized; as well as three female vampires! The plot develops with all the excitement of the original and then, in the end, the audience is given the jolt of a startling double twist. The exciting stage effects are fully explained and easy to stage.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code D35000
- Minimum Cast Size 16
- Pages of Dialogue 76
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 120 min
- Staging Multiple simple sets.
Categories
- Target Audience Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Senior Theatre | Touring Group | Dinner Theatre
- Genre Drama | Melodrama
- ISBN(13) 9780871293084
Customer Reviews
Dracula became the talk of Clarksville High School! We received rave reviews from faculty, parents and students. All six of our performances were sold out. Using the quality book by John Mattera, our production enhanced it by adding updated special effects. It was great fun!
This version has an excellent mix of humor and creepiness. The script has long passages and challenges actors to keep the long dialogue interesting. The students had a great time producing and performing Dracula!
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
We found that the Meicoly blood capsules and fake blood worked well for blood effects as it is edible.
Get a fog machine. Really. And don't be afraid to play the show for the laughs as well as the horror.
Explore the ROMANCE between Dracula and Lucy! The courtship!
We performed this play in the three-quarter round. The writing is very melodramatic. Some of the lines are difficult to say seriously, especially for teens. The director needs to make a conscious decision to do it seriously and work towards this end [or] it can easily become a comedy.
Magnets on the stakes and underclothes worked very well. Less blood was more chilling as it led the audience to imagine more.
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodie Copeland Theatre | Plano | TX | 11/07/2025 | 11/09/2025 |
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Gallery
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