Dracula (version 2 dramatic reading)

Bram Stoker did not invent the vampire story, but he popularized it with his classic 1897 novel. In form Dracula is an epistolary novel, told through a series of journal entries, letters, newspaper articles, and telegrams. It begins with lawyer Jonathan Harker's perilous journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania, and chronicles the vampire's invasion of England, where he preys upon the lovely Lucy Westenra and Harker's fiancee, Mina. Harker and Mina join forces with lunatic asylum proprieter Dr. Seward, Lucy's fiance Arthur Holmwood, Texas man of action Quincey Morris, and Dutch vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing to try and defeat their powerful adversary. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

Cast:

Jonathan Harker: mb Mina Murray Harker: Elizabeth Klett Lucy Westenra: Arielle Lipshaw Dr. Seward: Denny Sayers Quincey P. Morris: Eric Zetterlund Arthur Holmwood: Brett W. Downey Cutting from The Dailygraph: Kara Shallenberg Log of the Demeter: Chuck Burke Samuel F. Billington & Son: Katalina Watt Carter, Patterson & Co: Robert B. Sister Agatha: Availle Abraham Van Helsing: Rismyth The Pall Mall Gazette: Lucy Perry Patrick Hennessey: Dee Wyckoff The Westminster Gazette: David Lawrence Mitchell, Sons, & Candy: Robert B. Rufus Smith Telegrams: Nadine Eckert-Boulet

Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett