on the dark side of twilight
Great Lakes Theater 2010 Surround Outreach Tour
First Performance:
February 16, 2010
The Alcazar, Cleveland Hts.
Cast: 2 M, 1 W
Genre: Satire, Suspense
Running Time: 60 min.
“Hysterical, campy fun.”
"Full of suspense, romance, drama and lots of laughs!"
Dan Shaurette
Out of the Coffin podcast
What impact does classic gothic literature have upon contemporary society? David Hansen’s world premiere one-act drama explores the evolution of the classic vampire myth, from its literary origins in John Polidori’s “The Vampyre,” through Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” Anne Rice’s “Interview With A Vampire,” and concluding with Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight.” An homage to four pivotal moments in the history of classic vampire literature, taken as a whole the play describes a complete, two century epic centering around the character of Aubrey Porlock.
On the Dark Side of Twilight
Pictured: Emily Elizabeth Pucell, Dusten Welch and David Hansen.
REVIEW:
“Hansen -- who, in addition to being a pretty good playwright and actor, is also something of a Nosferatu-phile -- traces a vampire's journey through the decades by linking and lovingly lampooning the stories of Polidori, Stoker, Rice and Meyer. The result, far from being a typically "educational" night in the theater, is hysterical, campy fun.”
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