Dracula

The State Fair Community College Theatre Arts program will present “Dracula” Oct. 3-14 in Thompson O’Sullivan Studio Theatre in Yeater Center 126 on the Sedalia campus.

“Dracula” is a gothic horror play adapted by William McNulty and directed by Tim Wells, SFCC instructor. The performance is rated PG-13 for mild language and gore.

Professor Van Helsing and his brave comrades must hunt down and destroy the profoundly evil Count Dracula. However, the count is resourceful, employing superhuman strength, psychic powers, and shape-changing to confound and frustrate his antagonists. Culminating in a wild and shocking confrontation between the King of Vampires and his pursuers, this adaptation is an action-packed, blood-soaked retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic tale of horror.

Regular performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 4, 5, 11 and 13; admission is $6, but admission for Oct. 3 is “pay what you can.” Midnight performances are Saturday night, Oct. 6, and Friday night, Oct. 12. Tickets are $16 for the Oct. 13 dinner theatre in Yeater lobby; dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. The dinner menu is available by calling the Box Office at (660) 530-5814 from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. A matinée will be presented at 2 p.m. Oct. 14. Anyone 60 or older may reserve free tickets for the matinée.

SFCC students and employees receive free admission, and cost of the dinner theatre for them is $10. Special group rates are available for both regular performances and dinner theatre.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.sfccmo.edu/the-arts, by calling the Box Office at (660) 530-5814 or emailing tickets@sfccmo.edu. Wheelchair seating is available upon request.

Cast

            Robert Renfield – Brian Oliphant, Sedalia

Monster – Brendon Howe, Knob Noster

Mina Grant – Sara Stansbury, Jefferson City

Margaret Sullivan – Kimberly Randsell, Lincoln

Abram Van Helsing – Holden Childress, Urbana

Dr. Thomas Seward – Cody Jones, Harrisonville

Count Dracula – Garrett Hight, Oak Grove

Brides – Debbie Guymon, Tipton; May Henley, California; Quinn Frerking, Fayette

Child – Brenna Webb, Sedalia

Norbert Briggs – Dakota Swain, Windsor

Lucy Westphal – Tessa Luechtefeld, Warrensburg

Jonathan Harker – Trey Nichols, Oak Grove

Production Staff

Director – Tim Wells, instructor

Assistant Director and Stage Manager – Lauren Dowell, Odessa

Program Coordinator – Eric Yazell, instructor

Box Office – Tiffany Bryant, staff

Costumer – Kim Windle, staff

Light Board – Alecia Bennett, Kansas City

Props – Victoria Stowell, Sedalia

Hair and Makeup – Latasha Herron, Marshall; Regan Smith, Odessa

Sound Board – Allison Hayes, Macon

Running Crew – Noah Summitt, Warrensburg

Costume and Set Construction – Hannahmaye Doster, Odessa; Latasha Herron, Marshall; Alyce Wilson, Eldon; Dustin Brown, Holden; Regan Smith, Odessa; Debbie Guymon, Tipton, Lauren Dowell, Odessa