Dracula (Annotated)

The year is 1897.

The British Empire is in the midst of its imperialist expansion.

Major technological advances are occurring, with the first wireless communication being sent across open sea.

The women’s suffrage movement is growing, and the “new woman” is emerging.

Eastern European Jewish immigrants are making their way to England in large numbers.

And Bram Stoker's novel Dracula is published; this story of a Transylvanian vampire who invades England captures the popular imagination for generations to come.

In Dracula (Annotated), theatre dybbuk excavates Bram Stoker’s famous tale, using a unique blend of historical investigation and heightened theatricality to weave together the gothic characters and plot of Dracula with references to societal forces at play in Victorian England that are still timely today. Under the direction of writer/director Aaron Henne and accompanied by a live musical score, a company of five performers plays the multitude of characters in the novel while also bringing to life a variety of voices from its time, all in the lofty environment of First Church's Shatto Chapel.

This world premiere play is the second in a series of “Annotated” productions in which theatre dybbuk explodes and explores classic or well-known and culturally influential works to disrupt more familiar or comfortable ways of engaging with them.

theatre dybbuk is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.