DRACULA "EVIL HAS A NAME"

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What if Dracula is not just told, but experienced? If the horror does not stay at a distance, but eats away at skin, breath, and thoughts? This production breaks the boundaries of conventional German theater, which often explains the myth in political context rather than making it palpable in its original form. Here, there is no distance - only fear, desire, and the loss of all control. "Everyone knows Dracula," says director and author Sascha Hödl, "but I sought a way to retell the story without losing its original vision. Many productions romanticize the material - so I dismantled and reconstructed it." "Dracula" becomes a ruthless horror trip: intense, physical, psychologically disturbing. A world emerges where fiction breaks apart and reality takes shape. New perspectives meet the familiar - and unleash their power: they touch and shock anew, without losing the familiar. This production dares what has become rare on German stages: genuine, unfiltered horror. No wink, no irony - only darkness that comes closer than one can bear. An evening that does not end when the curtain falls, but lives on deep inside. THE CAST For the world premiere of DRACULA, the audience can look forward to a multi-layered cast, composed of seven different actors, with new and familiar faces from theater stages and German television. NICK WILDER, known as a long-time doctor on Traumschiff, lends us his voice (off-screen narrator) and will send us as CAPTAIN OF THE DEMETER on the high seas with one of Bram Stoker's Dracula's darkest chapters. With TABEA WILLEMSEN, we have secured an international actress who will captivate us as LUCY WESTENRA with her emotional acting. The first well-known face from German television is DUSTIN SEMMELROGGE. He takes on the most complex and challenging role, MR. RENFIELD - a personality caught between madness and uncontrollable desire, becoming the intermediary of the tragic story. KAI NOLL, best known for his long-standing main role in "Unter uns," stands as DR. JACK SEWARD between two worlds - science and occult theories - and witnesses that behind every story, there is a spark of truth. In a moment of inexplicable despair, one of Bram Stoker's most famous characters is brought in. JOSHY PETERS, a decades-long rock in the storm of the Karl-May-Festspiele Bad Segeberg, embodies the figure of the legendary scientist, theologian, and vampire hunter PROF. ABRAHAM VAN HELSING. For fresh wind, INES CIHAL, who will glide through the story through highs and lows of feelings and will not leave the audience cold in any way, takes on the emotional role of MINA HARKER. By her side stands ALEXANDER MILZ, as husband and lawyer JONATHAN HARKER. The versatile actor embarks on the journey to Transylvania to fulfill a mission that will enable him a carefree future. Upon arrival, he meets him - the man who not only directs but also authored the story. With SASCHA HÖDL, we experience the undead and vampire COUNT DRACULA, who in this production moves like a white shark in the shadows.

Highlights

• World premiere of DRACULA
• Intense, physical horror
• Multi-layered cast with seven actors

General Information

The production of DRACULA at the Neue Tonhalle in Villingen-Schwenningen offers a novel, intense experience of the classic myth. Director Sascha Hödl presents a ruthless interpretation that breaks the boundaries of conventional theater and draws the audience directly into the dark world of horror.

Location

Bertholdstraße 7, 78050 Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

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