Have you ever wanted to meet royalty? Come meet the Count from Transylvania along with other cast members at the Historic Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich, at Indian Valley Theatre’s presentation of “Dracula: The Musical?” performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22 and 23, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24.
“Dracula: The Musical?” with music and lyrics by Rick Abbot, is a spoof of Bram Stoker’s 1897 Victorian horror classic that will add song, dance and laughs for the whole family.
IVT is spotlighting three cast members: Emily Redmond, Stephanie Sus and Barbara St. John.
Redmond (Bubu Padoop) hails from Newark. “Dracula” is her 21st production. She has participated with IVT in many areas, including performing, applying makeup and tech and backstage work. She has been an assistant at IVT Children’s Summer Workshops and performed in IVT’s Tween Summer Workshop productions.
Sus (Mina Seward), of Genoa, has been involved with community theatre since middle school. She has performed with IVT, Children’s Community Theatre in DeKalb and in several high school productions.
St. John (Sophie Seward) rounds out this week’s cast spotlights. This is her IVT debut. She makes her home in Sandwich. She was a singer for more than 16 years with several rock bands, including Woodsugar, Collective Feat and Barbara and the Boys.
Tickets for “Dracula: The Musical?” are available online at indianvalleytheatre.com.
Indian Valley Theatre is an Illinois nonprofit organization dedicated to the appreciation and development of the performing arts in the Fox Valley area.