[Capdist-announce] Suspense Theater thrills & chills with DRACULA presented by The Two Of Us Productions!

[stephensanbornphd at gmail.com]

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Stephen Sanborn, The Two Of Us Productions

               (office) 518-329-6293     (cell) 518-610-2895

 

          ".  Suspense Theater thrills & chills with  DRACULA presented by
The Two Of Us Productions! "

 

COPAKE, NY --The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company
based in Columbia County NY, is pleased to present the 4th installment of
their Virtual Live-Staged Reading Series for 2024.  This 4th installment is
a Halloween special production of "Dracula" by Bram Stoker & adopted by
Orson Welles for the Mercury Theater Of The Air.  This performance is being
presented on Saturday evening Octobert 26th, 2024 at 7:00pm in collaboration
with Roving Actors' Repertory Ensemble (RARE) Inc.  

Dracula is a 1897  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction> gothic
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction> horror novel by Irish author
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker> Bram Stoker. It is presented
with a combination of live action interspersed with a narrative is related
in the form of letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no
single protagonist and opens with solicitor
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Harker> Jonathan Harker taking a
business trip to stay at the castle of a
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvanian> Transylvanian nobleman,
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula> Count Dracula. Harker escapes
the castle after discovering that Dracula is a
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire> vampire, and the Count moves to
England and plagues the seaside town of
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby> Whitby. A small group, led by
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing> Abraham Van Helsing,
investigate & hunt down the cunning Dracula, finally cornering him in his
last remaining hiding place and killing him to the last rays of the setting
sun

To learn the rest of this chilling story you'll have to R.S.V.P to
<http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org> www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org and
then see this thrilling drama in the comfort of your own home on Saturday
night October 26th, 2024 at 7pm.  This performance is free to the public,
donations are gratefully accepted.    

The Two Of Us Productions is well known throughout the Hudson Valley for
presenting quality theater, both musicals and dramas.  Their recent
productions of Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Young Frankenstein, Deathtrap,
Chicago, Les Miserables, next to normal, Mamma Mia! and Jesus Christ
Superstar were all recognized by the Theatre Association of NYS with
multiple awards, including outstanding work by the company & outstanding
performance by the orchestra.  Reviews of their recent virtual live-staged
readings of three Arthur Miller scripts; All My Sons, Broken Glass, and an
adaption of An Enemy Of The People will appear in upcoming editions of The
Arthur Miller Journal.  

These performances are supported with funds from Hudson River Bank & Trust
Foundation, Stewart's Shops, Bank of Greene County, Rheinstrom Hill
Community Foundation, Greylock Federal Credit Union, The Ackerman
Foundation, and Key Bank Foundation.  This project is made possible with
funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of
the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the
Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CREATE
Council on the Arts."

 

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WHAT:  Virtual Staged Reading of the chilling radio drama "Dracula" by Bram
Stoker & adapted by Orson Welles.  Presented by The Two Of Us Productions,
the award winning theater company based in Columbia County NY, in
collaboration with Roving Actors' Repertory Ensemble (RARE) Inc.   

Dracula is a 1897  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction> gothic
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction> horror novel by Irish author
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker> Bram Stoker. It is presented
with a combination of live action interspersed with a narrative is related
in the form of letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no
single protagonist and opens with solicitor
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Harker> Jonathan Harker taking a
business trip to stay at the castle of a
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvanian> Transylvanian nobleman,
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula> Count Dracula. Harker escapes
the castle after discovering that Dracula is a
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire> vampire, and the Count moves to
England and plagues the seaside town of
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby> Whitby. A small group, led by
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing> Abraham Van Helsing,
investigate & hunt down the cunning Dracula, finally cornering him in his
last remaining hiding place and killing him to the last rays of the setting
sun

WHEN:   Saturday October 26th, 2024 at 7:00pm

WHERE:  On-line via ZOOM, see both of these thrilling dramas in the comfort
of your own home!    

TICKETS:  This performance is free to the public, donations are gratefully
accepted.  To R.S.V.P and get your access code please visit
<http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org> www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org  

 

 

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