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The moon set on the final performance of Dracula Saturday night.  Though the story is as old as the Count himself, it came to life anew in the Burke Theater.

The spotlight shown down through the dark on the eternal drama between: the flash of youth and the thirst of age, the shadow of madness and the hope of reason, the hypnotic power of love and the use of love to gain power over others.

Love Hurts

In other words this wasn’t your father’s old Dracula.  From the moment a dank fog settled over the theater and the audience settled into their seats, a gothic world arose where heaven and hell were separated by only a kiss.

Front Row Seat

The Good Doctor

Van Helsing

What goes on in Dracula's Castle

Innocent Youth

Bravo

A Richard & Mel Production

Eerie lighting & sound engineers

And remember, if you dare, there are more photos at BurkePix (courtesy of the ever photopresent and not too scary Steve O’Keefe) and the Burke Media Gallery (thx to Burke’s correspondent at large, Alison Merow)… thanks also to the scores of students, parents and staff who helped bring the play to life…

And don’t forget as you go to sleep that this night is not so very different than the night envisioned by Bram Stoker….

Bram Comes Alive