Dramatic reading with original music adapted from the newly released novel Dracula The Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, the official sequel to Bram Stoker’s original 1897 Dracula novel.
Dracula The Un-Dead picks up the story of all the surviving characters after the events of Bram's Dracula, beginning in 1912, twenty-five years after Dracula "crumbled into dust." Although they rid the world of "evil" decades ago, the surviving characters have never truly recovered. Jonathan and Mina Harker have their relationship strained to the breaking point. Arthur Holmwood is a bitter man, Ven Helsing is waiting for death, and the once brilliant Dr. Seward is a drug-addicted madman. When Quincey Harker, the son of Jonathan and Mina finds himself on the set of Dracula, a play being directed by Bram Stoker himself, he begins to realize that his parents and their friends have kept many terrifying secrets. As the band of heroes begin to die one by one, Quincey is thrown into the dark past of his parents and is forced to question everything he has ever trusted to be true. Who is behind these attacks? Is Dracula truly the "undead"? Or is there another, far more sinister force at work seeking ultimate revenge?
Q & A with director & cast immediately after the performance followed by a book signing with co-authors Dacre Stoker, Ian Holt and historical researcher Alexander Galant.
WHO:
Adapted and directed by Alexander Galant, Original Music by Kieren MacMillan, Costume Design by Alex Amini, Make-Up Design by Deborah Krymuza, Stage Manager- Lisa Ballantyne, Projection Consultant David August, Produced by Alexander Galant Entertainment, Asst Produced by Mike Scott & Adrian Gorrissen, Presented by The Penguin Group Canada and Alexander Galant Entertainment.
Narrators Dacre Stoker, Ian Holt. Featuring: J.P. Gedeon*, Elaine O'Neal, Ryan Whittal, Carmen Gillespie, Mark Chambers, Adrianna Prosser, Derek Faulconer, Chris Reid, David Cardinal, James Woods. Lada Darewych, Toby Malone*, Erik Buchanan*, Mike Woodbridge, A.J. Edmonds, Hilary Hart, J.P. Baldwin*, Kevin Robinson (* appears with special permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association)
WHERE & WHEN:
Date:
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Time:
7:00 – 7:30 PM Press Conference
8:00 – 10:00 PM Reading
10:00 – 11:00 PM Q & A, Book Signing & VIP Reception
Place:
The Bathurst Theater
736 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON
Tickets: $10
WHY:
In 1897, Bram Stoker staged a dramatic reading of his new novel Dracula using actors from his theatre company to read as the various characters.
Alexander Galant has cleverly conceived this version to treat audiences to a similar event using costumed actors, live original music and visual effects for the launch of the official sequel Dracula The Un-Dead.
CONTACT:
For tickets call 1-800-222-6608 or visit draculatheundead.ca
