NEWS RELEASE Melanie YC Pepe Artistic Director 330.826.2626<tel:330.826.2626> Auditions Weathervane Playhouse 1301 Weathervane Lane * Akron, Oh 44313 Due to illness, audition for Dracula have been moved back one week. If you have already signed up, we have retained your audition slot for the following week and sent you an email. For details, visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition> DRACULA October 1 - 18, 2015 Auditions by appointment. www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition> Sunday, August 9, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, August 10, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Audition Requirements Most roles 18 and up One monologue, either classical or modern, 1-2 minutes in length Synopsis Professor Van Helsing and his brave comrades must hunt down and destroy the profoundly evil Count Dracula. But the Count is exceedingly resourceful, employing superhuman strength, psychic powers, and shape-changing to confound and frustrate his antagonists. Culminating in a wild and shocking confrontation between the King of Vampires and those who would rid the world of him, this adaptation is an action-packed, blood-soaked retelling of Bram Stoker's classic tale of horror. Characters (by Appearance) ROBERT RENFIELD, a lunatic of unique appetites and an unfortunate sense of humor. A MONSTER, a vicious supernatural demon; the shape assumed by Dracula when he isn't concerned by appearances. Part zombie, part werewolf, he loves a good chase and is always thirsty. MINA GRANT, a beautiful undead woman in her late twenties. We will se her in various stages of vampirism. MARGARET SULLIVAN, Dr. Seward's loyal assistant. Irish. Tries to conceal her working class roots with an air of propriety. ABRAM VAN HELSING, an older man, still in good physical condition, with a razor mind and an intense interest in the supernatural. DR. THOMAS SEWARD, an intelligent, fine young Englishman in his early thirties. The former fiance of the late Mina Grant. A deeply caring, vulnerable human being. COUNT DRACULA, a brute who revels in the pain and suffering he brings to others. Capable of enormous charm and courtly manners when such affections are called for. THE BRIDES, three Vampiresses with seductive ways and dire purposes. THE CHILD, female, between 7 & 10. Wears a communion dress. NORBERT BRIGGS, an attendant at the asylum. A rough customer; not entirely a brute, but capable of violent behaviorwhen pushed to it. LUCY WESTPHAL, a lovely young Englishwoman. Extremely intelligent, and when not being drained of blood on a regular basis, quite vivacious. JONATHAN HARKER, a young solicitor. Handsome, impetuous, madly in love with Lucy. Rehearsals Rehearsals begin on August 16 and take place five days a week, Sundays through Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Technical rehearsals run on Sunday, September 27 from noon to 9:00 p.m. and Monday, September 28 through Wednesday, September 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Performances Performances will run from October 1 to October 18, 2015, for a total of 12 performances. Director John Davis has performed more than 3000 live stage combat shows in 16 countries with his Comedy sword-fighting show Hack and Slash. As Oberlin College professor of Stage Combat and resident fight choreographer, John has choreographed hundreds of productions in the Cleveland, Ohio market and nationally. John currently directs productions for the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival and has taught and choreographed for Kent State University Stark, Malone College, Baldwin Wallace College, The Beck Center for the Arts and theaters across Ohio. After the events of Sept 11th, John has traveled to 16 countries, including the most remote regions of Iraq and Afghanistan, on six USO tours. At Weathervane, John has fight directed Romeo & Juliet, and both directed and fight directed Holmes: The Art of Deduction, The Taming of the Shrew, Our Town and Hamlet. ###