Dracula Setting: 1899, Whitby & London, England; Transylvania

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2 Dracula Setting: 1899, Whitby & London, England; Transylvania ACT ONE Scene 1: Heartwood Manor, Garden Scene 2: Bedlam asylum Scene 3: Dr. Seward s Study Scene 4: Bedlam asylum Scene 5: Heartwood Manor, Garden Scene 6: Bedlam asylum Scene 7: Dracula s Castle Scene 8: Heartwood Manor, Garden Scene 9: Dracula s Castle Scene 10: Dracula s Castle, Bedlam asylum, Heartwood Manor Scene 11: Heartwood Manor Scene 12: Bedlam asylum Scene 13: Heartwood Manor There will be one 15-minute intermission. Please turn off cell phones. No photography or recording devices allowed. Synopsis ACT TWO Scene 1: Amsterdam, Van Helsing s residence Scene 2: Bedlam asylum Scene 3: Bedlam asylum Scene 4: Bedlam asylum Scene 5: Bedlam asylum Scene 6: Train station Scene 7: Bedlam asylum Scene 8: London graveyard Scene 9: Bedlam asylum Scene 10: Bedlam asylum Scene 11: Bedlam asylum Scene 12: Asylum Chapel Scene 13: London graveyard Scene 14: Bedlam Chapel Scene 15: London graveyard Scene 16: Bedlam asylum Scene 17: Dracula s Castle Orphaned sisters Mina and Lucy eagerly await the glow of their wedding nuptials to fulfil their heart s desires. But Mina s fiancé, Jonathan Harker, has legal affairs at the mysterious Dracula s Castle in far off Transylvania and Lucy s new beau, Dr. Seward is pre-occupied with his patient, poor Ms. Renfield, who howls for her master from Bedlam asylum until Lucy s odd behaviour calls for the special care of Dr. Van Helsing, whose tools of the trade include garlic, crucifixes and chilling wooden stakes Director s Notes The legend of Dracula began with Bram Stoker s novel in 1897 as the old century gave way to the new and has lived on ever since. Immortalized in film and television, spawning its own genre of storytelling by contemporary writers such as Anne Rice, Charlaine Harris, Stephanie Meyer and Scotland s national poet: Liz Lochhead, the vampire myth has crossed genres from gothic thriller to campy horror and modern-day teen romance. So, when you come to a production of Dracula you never know what you re going to get! This adaptation remains true to the spirit of the original novel, but Clive and I have brought a contemporary sensibility to highlight the mythology s eternal relevance. Lochhead has shifted her focus away from the monster who preys on human flesh and aimed it at the flesh upon whom he preys. Dracula s fearsome persona ignites passions buried within all of us, and set within the moral restraints of Victorian society, presents us with the question would you invite him in? Stoker s novel has come to be seen as an allegory the vampire as a metaphor for the evil of repressed human desires. When something is hidden within the darkness of our own souls, it grows monstrous and uncontrollable, like Renfield ranting from Bedlam asylum. When we face our fears, we shed light amid the dark, and stake the heart of the perceived evil within us.

3 Cast List Lucy Westermann Alina Quarin Mina Westermann Dayna Schindell Renfield Karin Atkinson Dr. Arthur Seward Zachary Fox Jonathan Harker Steven Travis Florrie Hathersage Jamé Wonacott Dracula Hayden Clewes Dr. Van Helsing Pamela Balint Grice Sam Fraser Nisbett Kevin Sloan Dr. Goldman Pamela Balint Drinkwater Kathleen Newton Production Team Director Amy Starkey Assistant Director Clive Scarff Producer Amy Starkey Stage Manager Frances Kerstiens Costume Designer Keri Garland Costumes Assistant Alison Thomas Assistant Stage Manager Jutta Vertegaal Backstage Crew Sally Denman, Trish Ewen Set Design Amy Starkey, Clive Scarff Projection Design Bob Bradley, Clive Scarff Videographer Clive Scarff Set Decoration Trish Ewen Lighting Design Glen Miller Lighting Operators Glen Miller and Kelly Avery Sound Design / Operator Bob Bradley Sound Operator Jolene Ross Props Jutta Vertegaal, Cecile Wright, Bruce Lindsay Set Construction Bob Bradley, Bruce Lindsay Movement Coach Lisa Dery Photography Christopher Key, Scott Alpen Publicity Anne Marsh, Judy Levitt, Amy Starkey Front of House Caroline Jarvis, Mike Jarvis Page 3

4 Bios Amy Starkey ~ Director ~ Amy Starkey is a writer, actor and director who previously directed Chapter Two for Deep Cove Stage and performed in Marion Bridge, winning Best Actress at Mainstage this year! Other directing credits include The Attic, The Pearls & Three Fine Girls in 2014, which won the Fraser Valley Zone Festival awards for directing and outstanding production. She is currently producing and directing her first screenplay, In Her View. Clive Scarff ~ Assistant Director ~ Clive Scarff has been a director, writer, editor and cameraman over the past 35 years. His theatrical directorial debut was when he directed the first student-written play in his high school s drama festival. Since then he has directed several plays, live variety shows, over a hundred commercials, several award shows including the Gemini Awards, featurettes for CTV Olympic coverage and even a fishing show for CBC. Alina Quarin ~ Lucy Westermann ~ Alina attended Capilano University s Musical Theatre program, and is currently taking Arts & Entertainment Management. Credits include Tricia in A Chorus Line, Kerrie Kowalski in The Awesome 80s Prom, Iola Stover in Parade, Ragtime: In Concert (FCP), Cabaret (Exit 22 Productions), and The Who s Tommy (Arbutus Studios.) Dayna Schindell ~ Mina Westermann~ Making her DCSS debut, Dayna is thrilled to play Mina in Bram Stoker s Dracula. A dancer since age three, Dayna caught the acting bug, pumping blood into several productions, recently: The Government Inspector (United Players) and Mrs. Claus s Kitchen (Famous Artists/Presentation House). When not training and working in theatre and film, Dayna loves going on adventures. Karin Atkinson ~ Renfield ~ Karin Atkinson was bitten by the acting bug at a young age where she performed theatre in Bragg Creek, AB. After graduating from the University of Lethbridge in Drama and Psychology she moved to Vancouver where she s been a regular presence both onstage and off. Perhaps you recognize her from PNE s Fright Nights as Really creepy dead girl. Other notable performances are The 39 Steps, Mary Mary and Comic Potential. Zachary Fox ~ Dr. Arthur Seward ~ Zachary Fox is excited and honoured to be a part of Deep Cove Stage Society s production of Dracula. He is an actor, a musician, and an artist. He moved to Vancouver recently from Kelowna to ply his trade after getting representation from Boss Management. His stage credits include Macduff in Macbeth, Dallas Winston in The Outsiders, and Ted in With Bells On. Steven Travis ~ Jonathan Harker ~ Steve is exceptionally tired and hungry most of the time, given his tall stature. He is secretly obsessed with books of a certain genre. The guitar has been his passion since he was six years old, and for the past few years he has been taking acting classes at night. Page 4

5 Bios Jamé Wonacott ~ Florrie Hathersage ~ Jamé Wonacott has been in many plays in her home town, including Pack of Lies and Stereotype High. She has recently been accepted to Capilano University s Acting for Stage and Screen program and is excited to work with the wonderful cast and crew of Dracula in her first play living in Vancouver. Hayden Ashford Clewes ~ Dracula ~ Hayden Ashford Clewes is a theatrical actor, playwright and musical writer. Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Hayden is trained in operatic baritone specialized for musical theatre. Credits include Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors, M. Thenardier in Les Miserables, Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol: The Musical. Pamela Balint ~ Dr. Van Helsing/Dr. Goldman ~ Pamela is thrilled to perform her debut to Vancouver s stage in beautiful Deep Cove. Passionate about acting, singing, dancing and life, she loves to learn and co-create with other artists. She thanks the many talented and inspiring teachers who have guided her along the way; and the incredibly supportive and humour-infused cast and crew of Dracula. Her ancestry hails from Transylvania...just saying... Sam Fraser ~ Grice ~ Sam Fraser is an actor, author, and occasional YouTuber. His formal education is in English, so he has a lot of opinions about the book being better. Stage credits include Hermes in Psychopomp and Circumstance, Sam Hastings in A Cheeky Chateaubriand and a Dead Raccoon, and Daniel in Almost, Maine. Kevin Sloan ~ Nisbett ~ Kevin has been acting all over the lower mainland since This is his second production for Deep Cove Stage Society, the last being Shady Business in He is happy to be playing the nice nurse in this very interesting version of the infamous Dracula! Kevin enjoys acting a great deal and is grateful to have met and worked with such a talented cast. Enjoy the show! Kathleen Newton ~ Drinkwater ~ Kathleen Newton stepped on to a stage when she was thirteen years old and never looked back. Since then she has been involved in numerous plays and short films as an actor, writer, and director. While her work has crossed many genres, her passion lies with the dark and fantastical. Naturally, she is thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work with Amy and the Deep Cove Stage Society on their production of Dracula. Acknowledgments AJ Print North Shore News Deep Cove Crier our partners First Impressions Theatre Pat Chetwynd Carolyn Coles Christopher Key Glynnis Brassil and NVCP Judith Barkley White Meghan McGuinness Gill Bill Howorth Lynn Valley Barber Shop Phoenix Arts and Wellness Mount Seymour Lions Housing Society Mount Seymour Ladies Lions Page 5

6 Coming soon to the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre Honky Tonk Angels ~ by Ted Swindley, the writer of Always...Patsy Cline. Country classics combine with an hilarious story about three good ole gals who follow their dreams to Nashville. November 9 to 25, firstimpressionstheatre.com or The Grand Old Duke of York ~ it s panto time again! The conniving Baron Snatcher has cancelled the Annual Fayre and banned fun and laughter! Even worse, he is plotting with Evil Fairy Maleficent to overthrow the Duke and destroy his famous army of Ten Thousand Men. Come out for some family fun, this pantomime is full of slapstick, romance, music and laughter. December 15 30, deepcovestage.com or Jim Byrnes in concert with Mainstreet Muze and special guest Babe Gurr. Fundraiser for First Impressions Theatre. Call to reserve for Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27, 2018 at 8pm. P A N I N I C I N N A M O N B U N S COFFEES & BEVERAGES AND MUCH MORE! 4387 Gallant Ave., Deep Cove, North Vancouver Tel Page 6

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