IKAR Goes to the Theatre – Dracula (Annotated)

IKARites! theatre dybbuk has graciously provided a code for 20% off tickets on Sunday, October 12th. Use code “IKAR20”

About DRACULA (ANNOTATED)

How do long-held prejudicial beliefs show up in a popular novel from England written at the turn of the 20th century, and in what ways do those beliefs still operate today? To what extent can perceptions of antisemitism, racism, and xenophobia be deemed as accurate and true, and how much is in the eye of the beholder? The year is 1897. The British Empire is in the midst of its imperialist expansion. Major technological advances are occurring, with the first wireless communication being sent across open sea. The women’s suffrage movement is growing and the “new woman” is emerging. Eastern European Jewish immigrants are making their way to England in large numbers. And Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula is published; this story of a Transylvanian vampire who invades England captures the popular imagination for generations to come. In Dracula (Annotated), theatre dybbuk excavates Bram Stoker’s famous tale, using a unique blend of historical investigation and heightened theatricality to weave together the gothic characters and plot of Dracula with references to societal forces at play in Victorian England that are still timely today.