The Performing Arts Department at Cedar Crest College continues its 21-22 season with its in person presentation of Dracula, planned for four shows on Halloween weekend.
The production will be presented on Thursday, Oct. 28 “ Saturday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. Performances will be presented in Samuels Theatre, on Cedar Crest's Hamilton Street campus. All audience members must be correctly masked.
Clair M. Freeman directs the cast of seven actors, including Cedar Crest students and community members.
This version of Dracula is based on an adaptation by Crane Johnson of the 1897 Bram Stoker classic.
While preparing for her wedding, young Lucy Harker has been afflicted by a mysterious illness, one that is unknown to her fiancé, Dr. Seward.
Along with Seward's help, renowned metaphysician Dr. Van Helsing investigates Lucy's ailment, with two small pin pricks on the young woman's neck as the only clue.
Under the full moon, amid a background chorus of howling wolves, the investigation leads them to suspect that a new neighbor, Count Dracula, may not be exactly what he seems.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors (62+) and $5 for students; they are available online at cedarcrest.edu/stage.cedarcrest.edu/stage.