October 15-HELD OVER THROUGH November 23, 1997

  In 1890 Bram Stoker, manager of London's  Lyceum Theatre, began writing notes for a novel  he planned entitle The Un-Dead. Seven years later, the fruits of his labor (compiled on scraps of Lyceum letterhead) transformed into  - his single huge literary success. Now, 100 years after its first publication, Dracula still surfaces before the bloodthirsty public through films and stage adaptations. The Hippodrome is proud to bring to its 25th season the newest adaptation of this Gothic classic by playwright Steven Dietz (Lonely Planet, God's Country). Dietz  brings a fresh look to the face of this popular tale of horror, without sacrificing the lifeblood of the story.
Dietz's Dracula is not a play about flying bats and vampires who seductively say "I vant to suck your blawd."  The story that Dietz tells is not merely about a battle between Good and Evil, either. This story depicts something much more complex than that. We witness a society overtaken by an unexpected darkness that strikes even the purest of hearts. And therein lies the horror. Driven by unwelcome fear, uncontrollable passion and unsolved mysteries that even science can't explain, the characters voyage into the unpredictable future to find answers. Dietz brings us along for a frightening journey interspersed with daring special effects and the inherent humor of human nature in crisis.
 

We invite you to join us for a Dracula like none you've seen before.  A Dracula where, as Professor Van Helsing says, we have "a steadfast belief in science, a fierce reliance on faith and the avid hope that there remains in us light enough to dispel the darkness."  Join us as the Hippodrome celebrates the 100th anniversary of a horror classic.
 

 
 
 

Cast & Crew

Gainesville Sun Review

Bram Stoker

Steven Dietz

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