VLT's 'Dracula' Wants Blood...On And Off-Stage

A lot of hard work has gone into The Very Little Theatre’s latest show, “Dracula”, which opens Friday.  Production staff hope the story of a blood-sucking monster is a draining experience for the audience, too. KLCC’s Brian Bull explains.

DRACULA: "I must go to England!  I'm starving here!"

The enduring vampire legend opens VLT’s 90^th season. In this scene, the Transylvanian count – played by Joel Ibanez - scolds three undead vixens as they attack a guest.

HARKER: “What are you? No, let me go! Back!”

DRACULA: "How dare you…how dare you touch him! He’s mine!"

Director Stanley Coleman says themes of power, sex, and fear have made Dracula popular for generations.

“This story certainly has a draw because of all of the blood and special effects that you’ve got to try to put into the show," Coleman tells KLCC. 

"And we are not playing it campy, we are playing it as serious Victorian melodrama.”

And if audience members can’t shed tears for the Count’s doomed victims, they can at least shed some blood. VLT and Bloodworks Northwest are staging a donor drive during Dracula’s final weekend, November 9^th and 10^th.

Donors will get a voucher for $4.00 off a single ticket purchase for the 2018-2019 VLT season. Those wishing to donate can sign up at https://schedule.bloodworksnw.org/DonorPortal/GroupLanding.aspx?s=822A or by calling (800)398-7888.

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