Arizona Theatre Company Closes Its 58th Season With a Gender-Bending 'Dracula' Comedy

Highlights

• ATC presents 'Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors' in Tucson through May 16 and at Tempe Center of the Arts May 23–June 7.
• Director Gordon Greenberg, making his ATC debut, has overseen more than 300 productions of the show worldwide in two years.
• Five actors play over 30 characters; Christopher James Stevens, fresh off Broadway's 'Leopoldstadt,' is the sole actor playing one role — Dracula.
• ATC is the only LORT theater company in the country producing full seasons in two cities, closing its 58th year with this production.

Arizona Theatre Company closes its 58th season with Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, a gender-bending reimagination of the classic gothic tale written by Gordon Greenberg and Steven Rosen. The production runs at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. in Tucson, through Saturday, May 16, then moves to the Tempe Center of the Arts from Saturday, May 23, through Sunday, June 7.

Greenberg, directing at ATC for the first time, frames the show as a contemporary comedy with real emotional stakes. The plot follows English real estate agent Jonathan Harker, whose new client — Dracula — develops an interest in Harker's fiancée, Lucy Westfeldt, while being hunted by female vampire hunter Jean Van Helsing from Transylvania to the British countryside. Five actors carry the production, playing more than 30 characters between them; the only exception is Christopher James Stevens, who plays Dracula throughout. Stevens most recently appeared on Broadway in Leopoldstadt.

The show originated during the pandemic as a podcast series and became an Off-Broadway hit before Greenberg reported more than 300 productions worldwide in the past two years. "It became a social media phenomenon. I went viral on TikTok, because we did full scenes from the New York show with the New York cast," Greenberg said. The score draws on what Greenberg describes as a Romanian hip-hop, Gypsy rock-inspired sound, and the script is intentionally open to casting in any configuration — the production has been staged all-male, all-female, and with a transgender Dracula, among other variations.

Ensemble members Paul Vogt, James Romney, Susana Cordón, and Kelly Bashar previously worked together on a Tampa production of the show. Vogt, also making his ATC debut, plays both Van Helsing and Mina Westfeldt and is known for Broadway runs in Hairspray and Chicago. Stevens described the appeal of following a serious dramatic role with the physical demands of this comedy: "After doing something heavy, it's nice to swing the pendulum back in the other direction and do something with more levity, that is more light, fun and playful."

ATC holds a singular position in regional theater: it is the only League of Resident Theatres member in the country producing full seasons in two cities. The Tucson venue, Temple Bar, opens 60 minutes before each performance.

Tickets and full schedule are available at atc.org. The Tempe run closes June 7.

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