As we officially enter the spooky season, Neptune Theatre in Halifax is bringing a new take on a classic horror story. While many people seek the scares this time of year, “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” aims to bring a little laughter with the terror. “My Dracula is very modern, I like to think of him as a gender-bending rockstar who’s a bit overconfident, willing to show his chest at all times, and also deeply insecure and lonely and needing love,” said Allie MacDonald, who is playing Count Dracula, in an interview with CTV’s Crystal Garrett. The play follows a real estate agent who is meeting a new client in the mountains of Transylvania. It just happens that the client is Count Dracula, who is relocating to the British countryside, and is being hunted by vampire hunter Dr. Jean Van Helsing. “We don’t have a choreographer on this production because it’s not a musical so they don’t tend to have one, so it was a lot of just following our own physical instincts and trusting each other and playing off of each other to come up with something so imaginative, which is so fun for this kind of work,” said MacDonald. MacDonald adds it was rewarding to play Count Dracula as he had a chance to let loose. “I was just in Rent at Neptune and Come from Away, which are two musicals that are, I guess especially compared to Dracula, are quite serious. So just getting to jump into this world and bring joy to people,” he said. “It’s just so nice that people are so game to come and laugh and have a great time.” “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” will be playing at the Neptune Theatre until Oct. 25. Tickets are available on the Neptune Theatre website. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
