Dracula

Dracula

Dracula was a well presented and well adapted play that has been transformed to fit into the 21st Century. As Dracula was my second play ever, this was a complete spin on True West, which I saw earlier in the year. For me, Dracula was difficult to follow, as before I had no intelligence on the play's history. I found myself enjoying the set more than the acting, as the props were very impressive. The characters, I felt were very active in the play. They portrayed their parts as though they were living in them. In my humble opinion the most impressive part of the theatre was the set. Although I am not much of an aficionado of the dark things like Count Dracula, the play was a lively presentation of the Robinson Theatre.

Dracula would have been a much easier play to present in past centuries when people actually believed in vampires and that sort of thing. As there is some excitement of the vampire trying to seduce Mina, and the howling wolves, multiple other noises, that does not "tickle my fancy." For people whom enjoy this sort of play, I would definitely recommend this group to present the play as they were very well prepared, and represent their characters well. My favorite actor was most definitely the little crazy guy, whom I don't remember his name. He was one of the doctor's patients, and I found it very amusing every time that his part would come up. This actor was very expressive, and it even appeared a though some of his falls may have really hurt! The acting was definitely up to par, but that is not what caught my eye the most.

What caught my eye as soon as I walked through the door was the set. There appeared to be some serious labor, and maybe even some cash that had been put into that. The special effects, such as the rising coffin, played a big role into the audiences anticipation of Dracula's coming. As soon as I saw the set, I knew that the play had a large part to do with death. I don't know why that was, perhaps the lighting, but I could just tell from scene to scene. To add to the great scene was the lighting. In theatre class we have talked many times about how artificial lighting has affected the theatre. This was well elaborated in the Dracula play. From the lights changing when switching scenes, to the low glow of dungeon lighting this was well done in Dracula.

Overall, I thought that Dracula was a good play.