

Dracula (Abridged)
Bram Stoker
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Readers find this adaptation of Dracula engaging and faithful to the original novel, blending its multi-genre elements effectively. Many appreciate the dark and spooky atmosphere it creates, along with the urgency in the dialogue. However, there are notes on pacing and some dialogue issues that could use improvement.
THE STORY: I want your fear.
For your fear, like a current, rushes through your body.
Your fear makes your heart pound, it renders your veins rich and full.
Your fear hemorrhages deliciously within you.
This new adaptation restores the suspense a
"A good play for Halloween must contain the three Bs of horror: Blood, Beauties and Beasts. Dracula... has all three and in spades."
— New City Stage
"Steven Dietz’s version of the vampire myth makes for some deliciously eerie entertainment."
— Chicago Theatre Review
| Character |
|---|
| Harker Her fiancé, a solicitor. |
| Lucy Mina’s friend. |
| Seward Her suitor, head of a lunatic asylum. |
| Renfield A madman. |
| Van Helsing A professor. |
| Dracula A Count from Transylvania. |
| Additional Actors (2w, 1m) Play WAITERS, ATTENDANTS, MAIDS, VIXENS. |
| Mina A woman in her early twenties. |
Steven Dietz on his Dracula Adaptation
Dracula is a American play written by Bram Stoker and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (1996).
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