Arts
      &
      Entertainment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dracula
      -
      Classic
      Thriller
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Described
      by
      critics
      as
      ‘A
      play
      for
      people
      who
      like
     
     
      their
      coffee
      strong’
      Dracula
      -
      the
      classic
      thriller
      of
     
     
      all
      time,
      for
      all
      ages
      -
      opens
      at
      the
      Mackenzie
     
     
      Theatre
      in
      Charlottetown
      on
      Wednesday,
      October
     
     
      24th
      at
      8:00
      P.M.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      upcoming
      theatrical
      production
      of
      Dracula
      is
     
     
      a
      quick-paced
      procession
      of
      thrills
      and
      surprises,
     
     
      sure
      to
      delight
      and
      terrify
      not
      only
      the
      regular
     
     
      theatre
      audiences
      but
      also
      the
      brave
      ‘First
     
    

    
     
      Time’
      Theatre-Goers
      who
      seek
      an
      exciting
      and
     
     
      entertaining
      introduction
      to
      live
      theatre
      at
      its
      best.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘Dracula.
      is
      truly
      a_
      masterpiece’,
      says
     
     
      producer/director
      Don
      Wright.
      ‘It
      has
      it
      all
      -
      thrills,
     
     
      excitement,
      romance,
      terror,
      and
      even
      comedy.
     
     
      There’s
      lots
      of
      comedy
      in
      the
      mix
      -
      and
      let’s
      not
     
     
      forget
      the
      special
      effects.
      They
      create
      the
      wonderful
     
     
      aura
      Of
      mystery
      that’s
      so
      much
      a
      part
      of
      the
     
     
      supernatural
      power
      of
      the
      dracula
      character.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Based
      on
      Bram
      Stoker’s
      novel
      of
      the
      same
      name,
     
     
      originally
      published
      in
      England
      nearly
      a
      century
      ago,
     
     
      the
      story
      of
      Dracula
      has
      survived
      the
      test
      of
      time.
     
     
      Today
      the
      fictitious
      count
      from
      Transylvannia
      is
     
    

    
     
      a
      household
      name
      -
      even
      among
      the
      very
      young.
     
     
      This
      is
      due
      in
      no
      small
      part
      to
      such
      popular
     
     
      programs
      as
      Sesame
      Street
      which
      has
      successfully
     
     
      introduced
      a
      somewhat
      playful,
      comic
      version
      of
      the
     
     
      king
      of
      vampires
      to
      ‘countless’
      millions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dracula
      cast
      members
      in
      the
      Mackenzie
      Theatre
     
     
      production
      include
      Bob
      Aaron
      as
      professor
      Von
     
     
      Helsing
      -
      the
      scientist
      who
      vows
      to
      destroy
      the
      evil
     
     
      vampire
      once
      and
      for
      all;
      Sara
      Fraser
      as
      the
     
    

    
     
      beautiful
      Lucy
      Seward
      -
      the
      object
      of
      dracuia’s
      love;
     
     
      Paul
      Broadbent
      as
      Renfield
      -
      the
      spider-eating
     
     
      maniac
      under
      dracula’s
      spell
      and
      Charles
      Duerden
     
     
      as
      Jonathan
      Harker
      -
      Lucy’s
      Stalwart
      fiance.
      Other
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      cast
      are
      Mark
      Robertson
      as
      Doctor
     
     
      Seward
      -
      the
      physician
      from
      the
      sanitorium;
      Mick
     
     
      Joyner
      as
      Butterworth
      -
      attendant
      at
      the
      Seward
     
    
   
   
    
     
      residence;
      Margo
      Connors
      as
      the
      highly
      entertaining
     
     
      maid
      and
      Don
      Wright
      as
      the
      infamous
      Count
     
     
      Dracula.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dracula
      opens
      at
      the
      Mackenzie
      Theatre
      on
     
     
      Wednesday,
      October
      24th
      and
      runs
      until
      October
     
     
      31st.
      Tickets
      are
      on
      sale
      now
      at
      the
      ticketworks
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      can
      be
      reserved
      by
      calling
      566-1267.
      A
      special
     
     
      Saturday
      Matinee
      offers
      a
      reduced
      rate
      for
      children
     
     
      twelve
      years
      and
      under.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Count
      Dracula
      (Don
      Wright)
      embraces
      Lucy
      (Sara
     
     
      Fraser)
      in
      a
      scene
      from
      the
      three
      act
      vampire
      play
     
     
      being
      presented
      at
      The
      MacKenzie
      Theatre
      from
      Oct
     
     
      24-31.
      Photograph
      by
      Tim
      Woolyer.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      25,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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