Dracula
Paperback Productions is seeking eight actors for Dracula, an original adaptation of the novel by Bram Stoker, written and directed by Felix Ferris. All performances are staged readings presented at our partner venues. To audition, submit a monologue tape, headshot, and resume via the Google Form linked here.
Synopsis
English solicitor Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania on business and discovers that his reclusive client, Count Dracula of Wallachia, is an ancient vampire with designs on modern England. Armed with supernatural power and a carefully constructed network of railways, agents, and properties, Dracula prepares to expand centuries of predation into an empire. His growing obsession with Harker's fiancée, Mina, soon places her at the center of his unholy ambitions.
Audition Guidelines
Please note any potential scheduling conflicts when submitting your audition tape. A finalized rehearsal schedule will be announced following the release of the cast list and will be determined based on actor availability.
Audition submissions are due October 16 at 6:00 PM.
Compensation
Actors will be compensated through a profit-sharing model based on pay-what-you-can audience contributions. Selected actors will receive a written performance agreement outlining compensation, expectations, and scheduling prior to rehearsals. This agreement is intended to ensure clarity, transparency, and shared expectations throughout the process.
Characters
Dracula: Prince of Wallachia
Jonathan Harker: An English solicitor
Mina Murray: A schoolmistress, his fiancée
Dr. Seward: A psychiatrist
Lucy Westenra: A débutante, Mina's friend
Dr. Van Helsing: A disgraced professor
Quincey Morris: A Texan suitor
Renfield: A madman
Production Details
Dracula will rehearse in the evenings from October 19-23, 6:00 to 10:00 PM.
Rehearsals will be held at the Blagg-Huey Library at Texas Woman’s University.
Performances will take place October 24-25 at partner venues in Denton; actors must be available for two confirmed performances and a possible third.
Actors must be 18 or older to participate.