Dracula
October 21, 22, 26 - November 1, 2011
A Utah Premiere and one of the entertainment events of the year! The highlight of the Halloween season, Ballet West is proud to present Ben Stevenson’s thrilling Dracula. Set to the haunting music of Franz Liszt, this wildly theatrical and opulent ballet features vampire brides who fly through the air, a ghastly coach that careens on and off the stage, and exciting drama and dancing for the entire company. According to The New York Post, this chilling blockbuster “is something to sink your teeth into.”
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Program & Notes:
Music by Franz Liszt (1811-1886),
in arrangement by John Lanchbery
Choreography by Ben Stevenson
Scenic design by Thomas Boyd
Costume design by Judanna Lynn
Lighting design by Timothy Hunter
SYNOPSIS
Act I: The Crypt of Dracula’s Castle
In the evening, Count Dracula and his wives awaken in their coffins in the crypt of his castle. In order to satisfy the lust of the Count, his most trusted henchman, Renfield, arrives in a coach with Flora, a lovely young girl from the village.
Act II: The Village
The innkeeper and his wife are celebrating with the villagers the eighteenth birthday of their daughter Svetlana. Frederick, a young man from the village, is in love with her and asks the innkeeper for her hand in marriage. At the height of the festivities, Count Dracula, who has been informed of Svetlana’s beauty, arrives to abduct her.
Act III: The Bedroom of Count Dracula
Flora and the other brides await the return of Count Dracula. He enters with Svetlana, who is to become his next bride. At the climax of her initiation, Frederick, accompanied by the priest and the innkeeper, storm into the Count’s bedroom in an attempt to save her.
Casting:
| Oct. 21, 22 eve., 29 eve., Nov. 1 | Oct. 22 mat., 26, 28, 31 | Oct. 27, 29 mat., 30 | |
| Dracula | Easton Smith | Beau Pearson | Christopher Anderson |
| Flora | Christiana Bennett | Jacqueline Straughan | Haley Henderson Smith |
| Renfield | Aidan DeYoung | Christopher Sellars | Kuei-Hsien Chu |
| Svetlana | Katherine Lawrence | Arolyn Williams | Elizabeth McGrath |
| Frederick | Michael Bearden | Ronnie Underwood | Christopher Ruud |
| Innkeeper | Tom Mattingly (Oct. 21) | Owen Gaj | Tom Mattingly |
| Christopher Sellars (Oct. 29, Nov. 1) | |||
| His Wife | Allison DeBona | Emily Adams | Allison DeBona |
| Old Woman | Katie Critchlow | Katie Critchlow | Lindsay Duerfeldt |
| Priest | Beau Pearson | Christopher Anderson | Beau Pearson |
| ALL CASTING SUBJECT TO CHANGE |
