Ysengrimus
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So my short story "The Crustacean Count" got picked up by a local theater production for a reading on October 30th.
It's the mostly true (I swear, the Rosenbach Library in Philadelphia keeps all of Stoker's weird shit sealed away and I was lucky enough to get a look for a few days with paper and pencil) story of the Dracula we might have had if Bram Stoker had combined the two dreams we KNOW he had (because he wrote them down) of horrifying otherworldly eroticism--and of his seafood meal trying to eat him.
Things escalate from there, and I'm pretty sure that Sir Henry Irving's estate is gonna sue me for character assassination.
Here's the blurb the from the company describing my work:
"THE CRUSTACEAN COUNT by Charlie Allison
Bram Stoker, Florence Stoker, Sir Henry Irving
--- THE CRUSTACEAN COUNT by Charlie Allison posits an alternative history of the composition of Dracula by Bram Stoker. In this version, the rousing dream that inspires Bram to write about the vampiric count is interrupted by another kind of nightmare - brought on by too much seafood from the Beefsteak Room that night. This play calls for actors with great comedic ability, and we wouldn't turn down the appropriate British accents."
If you're the theatrical type the company is still holding open calls for acting in this and 5 other plays here:
To join the horror show, apply to https://forms.gle/2WTmonztr8r6xTNh8
by Midnight, October 18th. If you're having trouble with the form, then email us at pdcopportunities@gmail.com
For those of you on Facebook, here's our event: https://www.facebook.com/events/253271406127404
It's the mostly true (I swear, the Rosenbach Library in Philadelphia keeps all of Stoker's weird shit sealed away and I was lucky enough to get a look for a few days with paper and pencil) story of the Dracula we might have had if Bram Stoker had combined the two dreams we KNOW he had (because he wrote them down) of horrifying otherworldly eroticism--and of his seafood meal trying to eat him.
Things escalate from there, and I'm pretty sure that Sir Henry Irving's estate is gonna sue me for character assassination.
Here's the blurb the from the company describing my work:
"THE CRUSTACEAN COUNT by Charlie Allison
Bram Stoker, Florence Stoker, Sir Henry Irving
--- THE CRUSTACEAN COUNT by Charlie Allison posits an alternative history of the composition of Dracula by Bram Stoker. In this version, the rousing dream that inspires Bram to write about the vampiric count is interrupted by another kind of nightmare - brought on by too much seafood from the Beefsteak Room that night. This play calls for actors with great comedic ability, and we wouldn't turn down the appropriate British accents."
If you're the theatrical type the company is still holding open calls for acting in this and 5 other plays here:
To join the horror show, apply to https://forms.gle/2WTmonztr8r6xTNh8
by Midnight, October 18th. If you're having trouble with the form, then email us at pdcopportunities@gmail.com
For those of you on Facebook, here's our event: https://www.facebook.com/events/253271406127404