As Halloween tales go, this
ranks at or near the very top, but
Charles Morey was never happy
with the adaptations of Dracula
on stage, so he wrote his own.
Centenary Stage opens their
2018-19 season with Morey’s
adaptation of Bram Stoker’s
Dracula - one that strives to be
as faithful to the classic novel
as possible. The production
runs from October 12 through
October 28 in the Lackland
Performing Arts Center in
Hackettstown, New Jersey.
Morey, who directs the
production, spoke with New
Jersey Stage about the play.
What is it about the Dracula
story that still captivates people
more than 100 years since first
being published?
Stoker managed to tap into
something that was mythic - a
potent brew of fear and death;
hope for the afterlife; and the
nexus where sex, God and
death meet in some strange,
psychological way that we don’t
Watch a promotional video for Dracula
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