Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors

Let's support local arts and laugh ourselves into spooky season at Theatre in the Park INDOOR's final evening performance of Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors.

We'll meet in the vestibule @ 19h00 for hellos + chat before the show. Bring your favorite Halloween treat (or trick) to share 🦇🍫🎃

Tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/37032/production/1271613

SYNOPSIS

Sink your teeth into a frightfully funny farce where gothic horror meets high-speed hilarity. Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors takes Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale, flips it upside down, adds a few wigs, a lot of accents, and about a gallon of fake blood, then dashes it all with a generous splash of Monty Python energy.

Count Dracula is back, baby. He’s mysterious, immortal, charming, and very, very Eastern European. He’s also trying to sell his castle and relocate to England, which seems like a great idea until he meets a group of Victorians with more issues than a haunted library. Once in London, Dracula sets his sights on the innocent Mina, and let’s just say she has no idea that her new suitor sleeps in a box and has no reflection. Romance is complicated.

Enter Jonathan Harker, a well-meaning solicitor who is in way over his powdered wig. Add in Professor Van Helsing, a vampire expert with questionable methods, and you’ve got a team trying to stop Dracula using garlic, crosses, and a shocking lack of coordination.

But here’s the twist. Every role in the show is played by just a handful of actors, switching characters faster than you can say “undead.” One moment they’re a heroic doctor, the next they’re a deranged bug-eating lunatic. Expect absurd costume changes, over-the-top accents, accidental sword fights, and maybe even a bat puppet. This is classic horror through a very cracked mirror.

As the chaos unfolds, the line between terror and total nonsense gets delightfully blurry. Love is declared, blood is spilled, doors are slammed, and someone probably faints dramatically. Don’t worry, it’s usually on purpose.

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is a whirlwind of melodrama, mistaken identity, and monstrously good laughs. It honors the spooky spirit of the original novel while gleefully poking holes in every horror trope you’ve ever seen. One minute you’re gasping, the next you’re giggling. And by the end, you’ll be applauding the madness and wondering how so few actors played so many characters without bursting into flames.

In short, it’s a night of theatrical bloodshed, bonkers comedy, and ridiculous plot twists that somehow all come together. Whether you love vampires, hate vampires, or just enjoy watching actors run in circles while trying not to trip over a cape, this show is to die for.

Bring garlic. Leave logic. Prepare for terror. And laughter. Lots and lots of laughter.