Vicksburg Theatre Guild presents...

Auditions: Sat., Sep. 14, 2024 at 2 p.m.
 & Mon., Sep. 16, 2024 at 6 p.m.
Cast:
21 women, 16 men, ages 13 and up.
Shows:
Oct. 25-27 & Nov. 1-3, 2024
Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 p.m.; Sun. at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15, $10 senior citizens (65 & over) & youth (13-19), $8 children (12 & under)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/8433638626666949/8433638633333615/
Buy tickets at the Box Office, or online at: https://www.showclix.com/events/10243
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by Jeanine Harvey.
horror farcical comedy directed by Sarah Goss

In a spooky graveyard, the darkly lovely Claudia, a Guardian of Dark Tales, retells famous horror stories much to the delight of her lumpy husband, Igor. As she tells classics such as “Dracula,” “Frankenstein,” “The Three Werewolves,” “Jekyll and Hyde,” “The Tragic Tale of the Mummy,” and “The Three Witches,” the characters come to life. However, the stories are all a bit different than we expect. In fact, instead of being terrifying, they are actually quite humorous. Characters behave in unexpected ways, accidents occur, but all turns out well. Claudia’s tales are far more funny than scary, and all is resolved into a neat, happy ending (and an exciting, crowd-pleasing dance number!).

Part of the VTG Membership season

 

CAST OF CHARACTERS

CLAUDIA Young and beautiful in a gothic way, she is a Guardian of Dark Tales. She tells horror stories, but occasionally messes them up. She is feisty, and is desperately in love with her husband, Igor.

IGOR A strange looking hunchback, Igor is amazed that Claudia loves him. He is totally devoted to her, and his dedication occasionally gets him in trouble with other characters.

DRACULA The handsome monster of legend, Dracula is good looking and knows it. He believes every woman wants him, and they usually do. He even tries to get Claudia, much to Igor’s dismay.

DASHA One of the beautiful vampire Brides of Dracula, she is completely in love with Dracula. She follows him wherever he leads and will fight for him.

IRINA Another Bride of Dracula, the lovely Irina is devoted to her “husband” and defends him no matter what.

KATERINA The final Bride of Dracula is a striking beauty, and she loves Dracula and is willing to defend their vampiric love.

VAN HELSING An aging but intense vampire hunter, Van Helsing is intent on destroying Dracula and his Brides. He has one soft spot, his daughter Lucy.

LUCY Van Helsing’s daughter, she is young and a bit ditzy.

MINA Lucy’s friend, she accompanies Lucy to Transylvania where she falls under the spell of the alluring Dracula.

JONATHAN RENFIELD Van Helsing’s assistant, he believes he is quite a fighter. However, he quickly falls under Dracula’s spell and must do his bidding, although he manages to eat quite a few spiders along the way.

VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN A brilliant scientist, he is obsessed with creating new life, and his “monsters,” Petey and Poppy, are like precious children to him.

PETEY Frankenstein’s “monster,” he is large and green, but he is a gentle giant. He is lonely and longs for a companion.

POPPY Victor’s latest “monster,” she is fated to be the Bride of Frankenstein. However, the very strong Poppy only has eyes for Igor.

NINA A poor young orphan, she tries to keep her brother and sister, Jacques and Nanette, alive in a strange forest. After they are attacked by a werewolf, the situation gets worse.

NANETTE Nina’s younger sister, she is a scared orphan. Being turned into a werewolf does little to ease her fears.

JACQUES The younger brother of Nina and Nanette, he is always hungry, especially for delicious pork chops. Unfortunately, werewolves like pork chops too and he and his sisters are attacked.

MRS. LETOUR The evil neighbor of the three orphans, she tricks them into going into a wood full of werewolves carrying fragrant pork chops.

LEO The father of the orphans, he and his wife were attacked and became werewolves. Afraid to return to their children, they have been hiding in the woods.

LISETTE Leo’s wife, she is now a werewolf, but she misses her children. However, she is afraid to go back to them.

DR. JEKYLL A brilliant chemist, he is terribly shy. He is desperately in love with his maid, Mary Reilly. She loves to dance and does not notice his feelings. Unable to talk to her on his own, he brews up a potion that will make him confident and handsome, and a slick dancer.

MR. HYDE He is what Dr. Jekyll becomes after he takes his potion. He is handsome, very confident, and slightly homicidal.

MARY REILLY Dr. Jekyll’s maid, she dreams of becoming a dancer. She wants to win the local dance contest, and suddenly a strange new man named Mr. Hyde asks her to dance.

DANCERS These are all townspeople who have entered the dance contest. Unfortunately, Mr. Hyde attacks them all.

ASINA A beautiful Egyptian princess, she is in love with the poor peasant Kasun. When their love is discovered, they are turned into mummies. She is doomed to wander the world until she finds Kasun again.

KASUN A poor Egyptian, he falls in love with the Princess Asina. Their forbidden love leads to them being turned into mummies, cursed to roam the earth trying to find each other.

GUARDS Egyptian guards, they separate Kasun and Asina.

PEACHES A kind hearted witch, she and her sisters set all of the problems to rights.

PLUM A kind hearted witch, she and her sisters set all of the problems to rights.

RAISIN A kind hearted witch, she and her sisters set all of the problems to rights.JUDGE MILLER A corrupt man, he and his wife have stolen all of the town’s money to buy things for themselves. They seek to blame the three witches for the problem.

ALICE MILLER The Judge’s greedy wife, she and her husband have stolen from the town, and the people are angry. She convinces her husband to blame the witches for their troubles.

TOWNSPEOPLE These people have had their money stolen by Judge Miller and Alice, and they are quite upset.

 

 

We will hold seats for advance ticket purchasers and members who have notified us that they will attend up until 15 minutes before curtain.
Tickets which have not been claimed 15 minutes before curtain time are subject to forfeit.

Tickets are available the day of the show at the VTG Box Office,
and online at http://www.showclix.com/events/10243 30 days prior to the opening night.
Members may notify us when they plan to attend
by completing the Attendance Notification Form or by calling 601-636-0471.