© 2022 Stacey Lane
Synopsis
Dracula,
Frankenstein,
and
the
Invisible
Man
meet
at
a
twenty-
four-
hour
pancake
house
to
figure
out
why
no
one—including
their
cheerful
waitress—seems
to
be
scared
of
monsters
anymore.
The
Sand
Witch,
the
bumbling
terror
of
the
beach,
wishes
to
join
the
ranks
of
these
legends
of
horror.
As
the
Sand
Witch
shows
off
her
not-so-
menacing
moves
on
the
seashore,
she
is
pranked
by
a
child.
The
child
turns
out
to
be
a
victim
of
the
Sand
Witch’s
sandcastle
smashing
shenanigans.
With
the
tables
turned,
the
Sand
Witch
is
surprised
to
learn
that
scaring
someone
is
not
all
fun
and
games.
It
can
cause
sadness.
A
late
invitee
to
the
monster
meeting
arrives.
He
is
a
doctor
who
strongly
believes
that
there
is
good
in
everyone.
He
encourages
the
feuding
witch
and
child
to
put
aside
their
differences.
As
they
reluctantly
consider
his
proposition,
the
sensitive
scientist,
by the name of Dr. Jekyll, turns into Mr. Hyde. The two ban together to stop this force of beastly fury.
Production History
Dayton Metro Library
Workshop
Dayton, Ohio
Dandelion Theatre
The Make Ready
Chicago, IL
Prairie Players Civic Theatre
1st Look Play Festival
Galesburg, IL
The Annoyance
Tuesdays at 9
Chicago, IL
Playground Theater
First Mondays
Chicago, IL
iO Theater
Cold Reads, Hot Scripts
Chicago, IL
Joshua Fardon, Becca Tham, and Raymond Jacquet in a workshop of
Can’t Count on Dracula at the Playground Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Directed by Kate Nawrocki. Assistant directed by Mary Ruppert.
Character Descriptions
Dracula
a vampire of pure evil with a charming
persona
Frankenstein
an inarticulate well-meaning child
trapped in the body of a hideous monster
Peggy Jane
an aging waitress full of Southern
hospitality
Invisible Man
a transparent maniac with a quest
for terror
Sand Witch
a rookie witch who longs to be scary and
taken seriously
Larry
an unassuming diner customer with a
terrible secret when the moon is full
Wolf Man
a wicked werewolf who has it out for
Dracula
Creature
half-amphibian, half-human, all good
Samaritan
Dr. Jekyll
a mild-mannered scientist who craves to
bring out the good in people
Morgan
a troubled little kid who plans to become
an inventor
Mr. Hyde
a forceful foul fiend bent on utter
destruction
Running
Time:
45 minutes
Set:
pancake house next
to the seashore
(interior/exterior unit)
Cast:
1 M, 2 F, 8 any gender
or 1 M, 1 F, 2 any
gender with double
casting
To preview Can’t Count on Dracula or obtain production rights, please contact
Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
To purchase a copy of That Thing that You Never See Coming, a monologue adapted from
Can’t Count on Dracula in Meriwether’s Audition Monologues for Young Men:
Selections from Contemporary Works go to Pioneer or Amazon.
