Dracula: A Comedy of TerrorsCostume Designer
Written By Steve Rosen and Gordon Greenberg Directed By Danilo Stapula Performance By: Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA Performing Dates: Friday, September 6, 2024 - Sunday, October 27, 2024 Show Summary: This is a new comedy you can really sink your teeth into. Filled with clever wordplay and anything-goes pop culture references, it’s a 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing, laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic, perfect for audiences of all blood types. In the treacherous mountains of Transylvania, a meek English real estate agent takes a harrowing journey to meet a new and mysterious client, who also just happens to be the most terrifying and ferocious monster the world has ever known: Count Dracula! As famed female vampire hunter Jean Van Helsing and company chase Drac from Transylvania to the British countryside to London and back, their antics are guaranteed to increase your pulse and cause bloodcurdling screams—of laughter. |
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The Reviews Are In!
Maryland Theater Guide - Click Here to Read Full Review!
"Talented costume designer Judith Harmon dresses Dracula in leather pants, sheer muscle tops, and velvet jackets, turning him into more of a Halloween fantasy than a fearsome creature."
" Judith Harmon’s costumes also remain largely faithful to the period, save for the leather getups. These elements ground the production and keep it from completely losing its Victorian gothic roots, even as the script veers into farcical territory."
DC Theater Arts - Click Here to Read Full Review!
"Workhouse Arts Center has truly hit a home run yet again, and a tiny drop of their comedic lifeblood could sustain an entire other theater: they are overflowing with red-hot talent. Leave some lifeblood for the rest of us."
Medium (UnProfessional Opinion) - Click Here to Read Full Review!
"Judith Harmon’s costumes find a giddy sweet-spot between Victorian and modern styles. Frumpy ruffled skirts and lacy jabots share the same stage as glistening leather buckle pants and skintight, sleeveless mesh tops. The unbridled creativity and economical construction of this show’s campy horror vision made for 90 minutes of theatrical bliss."
Show Photos - Kayla Garcia Photography
Photos courtesy of Lorton Workhouse Arts Center