Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy

Based on the novel by Bram Stoker | by Kate Hamill

Live in the Bingham Theater

Directed byJennifer Pennington

Overview

Kate Hamill’s thrilling Dracula is back by popular demand this fall! In this inventive adaptation that bounces between humor and horror, Hamill reimagines Bram Stoker’s vampire classic as a full-throated battle cry against toxic masculinity. No damsels in distress, no romanticized villains— just a gleeful stake through the heart of the patriarchy.

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OCTOBER 2 to 20, 2024
Location:
Bingham Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville
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Run Time:
Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission.
Age Recommendation:
13+
Content Warning: Production contains stage weapons, staged physical violence, intimate partner violence, suicide, and blood. This is a non-exhaustive list, as it can be challenging to recognize how elements will affect individuals. Please email boxoffice@actorstheatre.org if you need more information.

Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy

Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy

Kate Hamill’s thrilling Dracula is back by popular demand this fall! In this inventive adaptation that bounces between humor and horror, Hamill reimagines Bram Stoker’s vampire classic as a full-throated battle cry against toxic masculinity. No damsels in distress, no romanticized villains— just a gleeful stake through the heart of the patriarchy.

Based on the novel by Bram Stoker | by Kate Hamill

Live in the Bingham Theater

Directed byJennifer Pennington

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Meet the Artists

The Cast
Doctor van Helsing, Jonathan Harker, Dracula, Doctor George, Seward Mina Harker, Lucy Westenra, Marilla/Maid, Drusilla/Miller
Artistic Team
Fight Director and Intimacy Coordinator, Voice and Dialect Coach, Movement Director, Fight Captain, Scenic and Props Designer, Costume Designer, Lightning Designer, Sound Designer
Production Team

Scenic Carpenters
Christian Chester, Jason Hall, Gracie Lawson, Jacob Mingus, Bran Roy-Bachman, Javan Roy-Bachman

Props Artisans
Ryan Bennett, Kayla Carroll, Gracie Lawson, Chase Molden, Sam Powers

Scenic Charge Artists
Colleen Doty, Megan Fuller

Stitchers
Campbell Childers, Amy Davis, Chloe Hixon

Crafts Artisan
Shari Cochran, Amy Davis, Emily Graver

Dressers
Chloe Hixon, Annie Mayer

Fight Assistants
Annie Batista, Drea Brown, Marisa Postava, Jess Malandro, Phillip Fry, Andy Hickly

Lights Programmer and Board Operator
Dean Gnadinger

Sound Board Operator
Jessica Hughes

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Closed Caption Performances
Sunday, June 15 and Friday, June 20
Student & Educator Nights
Every Wednesday. Discounted tickets for students and educators are available for $15 plus fees.
ASL Interpretation
Available by request - email boxoffice@actorstheatre.org
Run Time
Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission.
Age Recommendation
13+
Grade Recommendation
High School (Grades 9-12)
Content Warning
Production contains stage weapons, staged physical violence, intimate partner violence, suicide, and depictions of blood.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, or if you want to learn more about this issue, check out these RESOURCES. For immediate assistance, call the 24-hour National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

If you or someone you know is thinking about self-harm or suicide, check out these RESOURCES. For immediate assistance, call the 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273- 8255.\

Art Gallery Show

Throughout the run of Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, the lobbies at Actors Theatre of Louisville will host a gallery show in partnership with NAMI Louisville and Sarah Tucker called Seeing The Invisible: Perceptions of Mental Health. Learn more here.

Book Recommendations

Our friends at Butcher Cabin Books have assembled a thrilling Feminist Horror Reading List! Check it out here.

Check Out The Dracula Trailer Video:

Meet the Artists

*Closed Captioning is available on your personal mobile device for the performances on Sunday, September 10 at 2 p.m. and Thursday, September 14 at 7 p.m. Any smartphone browser can access the transcription during the performance. The link to access the Closed Captions will be available at the ticket scanning stations as you enter the theater. For any guest who needs a device on which to access closed captions, the Radical Hospitality Team can assist with providing a tablet.

Originally produced by Classic Stage Company; John Doyle, Artistic Director.

DRACULA: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.trwplays.com

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