The bewitching hour holds many mysteries and the evening of Feb. 14 was no exception. As the audience settled in for a not-so-traditional St. Valentine's Day, the noted Count from the old country was planning his midnight stalk. Directed by Sara Allison, this WCC production of a classic ran Feb. 12-15 with a midnight performance scheduled for Saturday. The cast featured seasoned Westark performers Kelley Sheppard as Count Dracula and Britt Crews as Lucy Seward as well as David Buell as Jonathan Harker, George Cavaniss as Dr. Seward, Ray Coleman as Dr. Abraham vanHelsing, Bill Blanchfill as R.M. Renfield, Paula Sharum as the maid and Ed Brody as Butterworth who are all newcomers to the WCC stage. Through the aid of special effects, a dedicated cast and crew and a script which revealed more than the one-sided Dracula we all know, this production was truly more than another run-of-the-mill vampire story.
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