Dracula 2016 Insert

(Based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula)
Time: Late 1800’s
Location: Transylvania and London, England
ACT I
Count Dracula and his mistress vampires
awaken to the stillness of the night. Meanwhile,
life in London is blissful for friends Mina
and Lucy who have love on their minds. Mina,
a young schoolmistress, is engaged to her
adoring fiancé Jonathan. Vivacious Lucy has
many suitors to choose from. They all share a
dance together before bidding farewell to
Jonathan, a real estate solicitor, who is going
to Transylvania to finalize a sale with the
Count Dracula. (Need to say anything about
Dracula coming to London?)
In celebration of the signing of the business
deal, Dracula hosts a ball in true Transylvania
fashion. Trapped inside Dracula’s castle,
Jonathan is defenseless against the bloodthirsty
ball guests. Jonathan, injured and
delirious, escapes from Dracula’s castle. He
takes refuge in a convent where nuns cleanse
and heal him. Mina comes to be with Jonathan
where they are united in
marriage.
Lucy, cursed with sleep-walking, falls asleep
on a bench in the village. Count Dracula, on
route to see his new property in London, can’t
help but get a taste of the young
seductress. Lucy becomes victim to Dracula’s
will. Left cold and weak, her Mother and
Mina come to her aid. Dr. Van Helsing tries to
save her, however nothing can keep Lucy
from her fate. Her suitors attempt to save her
life by giving her a blood transfusion.
15-Minute Intermission