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Unique ‘Dracula’ coming to PCPA

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Take a trip back in time to the radio show heydays with L.A. TheatreWorks’ performance of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road.

Tickets range from $39 to $59 and are available by calling 858-748-0505, online at www.powaycenter.com or at the box office.

An option for dinner on the plaza prior to the show is available for an additional $28 (includes one complimentary beverage of beer, wine or a non-alcoholic beverage).

The menu for this spooky show is provided by Cafe Merlot and includes an entree of Granny Smith apple, walnut and gorgonzola salad with autumn vinaigrette and penne pasta in house Chardonnay cream with sun-dried tomatoes, olives and red onion along with an appetizer, sides and dessert.

A full menu is available on www.powaycenter.com.

The performance also includes a Dracula costume contest. Wear your best Halloween costume and you could win a four-pack of tickets to see Hot Sardines perform at the PCPA in February.

This performance of Dracula combines theater and radio into a unique blend of imagination and reality.

The show is performed by actors into microphones like on an old-time radio show; unlike theater, they never interact. However, they are dressed in costume, and the use of lighting and video projection will create a chilling atmosphere to accompany the performance of Stoker’s vampire classic.

There will also be two foley tables onstage, where live sound effects will be created, like in an old radio show.

“It’s a hybrid between traditional theater and radio theater,” said Alexis Jacknow, who will be playing Mina Murray in the show. “The whole idea is to really engage the audience’s imaginations. What they see in their mind is more perfect than what we could construct onstage.”

Jacknow, a trained actor with a BFA in acting from NYU, is more commonly found directing for L.A. TheatreWorks, but when she found out about the touring performance of “Dracula,” she knew she wanted to be part of it.

“When it came time to cast the tour, I reached out and said I wanted the role of Mina,” said Jacknow. “This book and play have two of the most advanced female characters for its time. Mina saves the day in the book. She’s smart, she helps her husband in his business and due to her intellect, she’s able to put the pieces together and help them hunt down Dracula.”

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