DRACULA: A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rose
Contract Dates: September 23 – October 27, 2024
Director: Janet Mitchko
Packed with witty wordplay, pop culture references, and a nod to Mel Brooks and Rocky Horror, five actors sink their teeth into dozens of roles in this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud reimagining of this gothic classic. We are looking for actors who make bold comic choices in the zany yet grounded style of “Young Frankenstein”. Facility and fun with dialects, especially British and various UK, is essential.
Equity members may schedule an audition appointment by calling 207-782-2211 Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Or leave a message if calling outside of business hours.
Local Non-Equity Actors may attend the Equity Principal Auditions, however, due to Equity requirements, we are unable to schedule a specific appointment time. Please call the office and someone will advise you where there is availability in the audition schedule.
Bring a picture and resume stapled together.
To audition, please prepare two 2-minute contemporary monologues appropriate for the shows listed in our season breakdown OR audition sides for roles in “Dracula,” “A Comedy of Terrors,” and “Halfway There” will be available at the theatre. Sides can be requested in advance of the auditions at the time you set your appointment.
Roles:
DRACULA: male 30-40’s. Any ethnicity. (Transylvanian dialect) Hugely sexy, magnetically handsome, rock star presence with a great body, he is a narcissist whose greatest love is himself — and his leather pants. Bored with women falling all over him, he becomes obsessed with Lucy when he hears of her strength and adventurousness. The less she needs him, the more interested he is.
ACTOR ONE: HARKER/SUITORS/BOSUN/GRAVEDIGGER: Male 30’s-40’s, Any ethnicity. JONATHAN HARKER: (RP British dialect) Prim, proper and fear based, he follows the rules of life and does his best to stay away from anything dangerous. Engaged to Lucy and a bit out of his league. Real estate agent to Dracula. Once bitten he loosens up and becomes a Tom Jones style rock star in leather pants . LORD CAVENDISH: Lucy’s (Scottish dialect) suitor; LORD WINDSOR: (RP British dialect) Lucy’s posh, British suitor; LORD HAVEMERCY: (Elvis dialect) Lucy’s arrogant suitor from Memphis. BOSUN: (Irish dialect) A scurvy seaman who goes down with the ship in a storm. GRAVEDIGGER: (Cockney dialect) A drunk gravedigger with a secret.
ACTOR TWO: DR. WESTFELDT/RENFIELD/CAPTAIN: DR. WESTFELDT: Male 40’s-60. Any Ethnicity. (RP British dialect), Lucy and Mina’s Father, a self-important misogynist blowhard given to proclamations. A doctor and a recent widower, he runs a home rehabilitating the criminally insane. RENFIELD: (Cockney dialect and salivary issues) A mentally insane patient of Dr. Westfeldt who is learning how to be a butler and obsessively loves to eat bugs. CAPTAIN: (Sea Captain dialect) The salty captain of a doomed ship caught in a raging storm.
ACTOR THREE: LUCY/KITTY: Female 30’s. Any ethnicity. LUCY WESTFELDT: (RP British dialect) Intelligent, plucky, earth scientist daughter of Dr. Westfeldt, she is filled with the spirit of adventure and often underestimated because of her beauty. Engaged to Jonathan, but she is intrigued by Dracula’s bold nature and similar interests. KITTY: (Cockney dialect): A dotty kleptomaniac patient of Dr. Westfeldt’s who serves as a maid in his house. Think a servile and easily distracted Mrs. Lovett.
ACTOR FOUR: MINA/VAN HELSING/DRIVER: Male 40-60. Any ethnicity. MINA WESTFELDT: (RP British dialect) the less attractive, less intelligent Westfeldt daughter, she lives in her sister Lucy’ s shadow and is desperate for attention. She is pathetically receptive to Dracula’s charms . DR. VAN HELSING: (German dialect a la Mel Brooks): Strong, shmart, unt bold, she is a brilliant and sturdy German vampire hunting doctor from the University of Schmutz. Deadly serious in the way Germans can be, she is accustomed to people not believing she is a real doctor and determined to prove them wrong. DRIVER: (Eastern European or Russian dialect) A male Transylvanian carriage driver taking Jonathan to Dracula’s castle. Borat meets Boris and Natasha .
Local Equity Principal Auditions for the 2024-25 season will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Monday, July 15, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston.
Address: 31 Maple St, Lewiston, ME 04240
A full list of shows, contract dates and available roles in our 2024-25 season can be found at thepublictheatre.org/audition.
All acting roles are paid positions. Rehearsals are generally from 12-8 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.
The Public Theatre is located at 31 Maple St., Lewiston.
