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For immediate release.
HAMILTON DEANES DRACULA OPENS OCTOBER 10 AT HISTORIC
PLAYMAKERS THEATRE.

Bram Stokers Dracula, adapted by Hamilton Deane, is set to open this Friday,
October the 10
th
at Historic Playmakers Theatre. Presented by Company Carolina and
directed by Jesse McGuire (debut), Dracula will run through Sunday the 12
th
.
Based on the 1897 novel by Bram Stoker, Dracula follows the story of Dr. Abram
Van Helsing and Dr. Seward, whose beloved Mina has recently died of a mysterious illness.
Another young girl, Lucy, is now displaying the same symptoms. Seward and Van Helsing vie
to find the vampire before the monster in the night claims yet another victim.
The frightening cast features performances by Richard Walden as Dracula, Steffie Park
as Maid, Will Duncan as Harker, Paul Smith as Dr. Seward, Jenna Perry as Van Helsing,
Harry Wasnak as Renfield, Dylan Hedgecock as Attendant, and Sydney Krisa as Lucy.
An impressive design team joined forces to create the late nineteenth century
Transylvanian setting. David Paladin-Fernandez served as set designer and technical director,
Whitney Edmonds as costume designer, Alex Thompson as sound designer, Keenan Brown as
props master, and Tim Wahl and Ethan Carleton as lighting designers.
Dracula is produced by the seasoned McKenzie Millican, and stage managed by Kate
Jones. Matt Gibson is the assistant stage manager.
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Dracula will be shown at the Historic Playmakers theatre starting this Friday at 7:00
PM. Dracula will run through Sunday, October 12
th
. Performances will be at 7:00 PM each
night, with a 2:00 PM matinee on Saturday, October 11
th
. Tickets are being sold for $5 in
advance and $7 at the door for students and faculty. Tickets for the general public are being sold
for $7 in advance and $10 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the Memorial Hall box office,
in the Pit, or online at https://memorialhall.unc.edu/.
























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