Miami’s Department of Theatre gets into spirit of the season with ‘Dracula’
Production runs from Oct. 28-Nov. 1
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Miami’s Department of Theatre gets into spirit of the season with ‘Dracula’
Production runs from Oct. 28-Nov. 1
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Published
The Miami University Department of Theatre presents the production “Dracula” from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1.
Cast members have been rehearsing for four hours every Monday through Friday since the second week of September, and their dedication to their craft will allow them to incorporate personal interpretations to the piece and create a work that is catered to a wide variety of audience members.
Marly Wooster, interim chair and associate professor in the Department of Theatre, is enthusiastic to share the production with an audience. "We're hoping audience members will come out to see 'Dracula'... and leave thinking about the story in a really different way than they have before. That's the power of theatre. Stories can change the world. This enduring story has been around for more than a hundred years. What if this is the version of it you'll never forget?” She said.
Heather Anderson Boll, visiting assistant professor for Acting/Directing/Voice and Movement and director of “Dracula,” has promoted a different lens on casting decisions and slight script alterations to highlight the cruel violence that is beautified through the vampire's harmful tendencies toward women and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
"Our production highlights Dracula as the embodiment of systemic oppression, the power of community coming together in all perspectives to bring down the oppressive structures and forge a compassionate new way moving forward,” she said.
Anderson Boll wants audience members to know that there will be organizations on campus participating in sexual assault prevention and offering resources in the lobby of the Gates Abegglen Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts, where the show is being performed. She also noted that "our indigenous cast member has created a resource pamphlet in honor of the movement to raise awareness for the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls."
As the production draws nearer, the Department of Theatre is excited to see the audience engagement with the calendar and the show aligning around Halloween.
“Dracula” will have approximately a two-hour run time with a 10-minute intermission, and the students are ready to create and demonstrate a phenomenon that forms the pieces and parts that bring everything together. Tickets for students, faculty, staff, and seniors cost $16 per person, and adult tickets cost $20. To purchase tickets for the play, stop by the Miami University Box Office in Nellie Craig Walker Hall or buy them online. See you there!
Established in 1809, Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, and a European study center in Luxembourg. Interested in learning more about the College of Creative Arts? Visit the website for more information.