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DRACULA: the Bloody Truth by LE NAVET BETE and JOHN NICHOLSON In association with Theatre NorthWest, Prince George DRACULA: The Bloody Truth By LE NAVET BETE and JOHN NICHOLSON October 10 to 19, 2019 | SAGEBRUSH THEATRE THANK YOU! TO OUR SPONSORS PRESENTING PARTNER GOVERNMENT FUNDERS SEASON SPONSORS MAINSTAGE SERIES SPONSOR DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH SHOW SPONSORS FOUNDATIONS GUEST SERVICES For Assistance and Accessibility: We’re here to help. If you require assistance, please ask the House Manager or one of the ushers. The Sagebrush Theatre now has hearing assist listening systems. And both the Pavilion and Sagebrush theatres are wheelchair accessible and equipped with wheelchair-seating locations. Please see the House Manager for details. In consideration of your fellow audience members’ comfort and enjoyment, we ask the following: Electronic Devices: Please turn off all cellular phones and watch alarms prior to the show. Due to copyright regulations, the use of cameras and other video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited. Late Arrival and Re-admission: If you arrive after a performance has begun or leave the auditorium during the performance, we will make every effort to seat you at an appropriate interval in the program. Please be advised that this may not be the seat you are ticketed for, depending on its location in the theatre. Scent-free Facilities: Please arrive perfume/cologne-free and do not bring flowers into the lobby or theatre. Children: WCT productions, unless they are identified as family friendly, are not suitable for children or babes in arms. Every patron, regardless of age, requires a ticket. For more information, please visit the FAQs on wctlive.ca. WELCOME! As a kid growing up, my late-night television was dominated by B-movie versions of vampire and zombie movies, peppered with Monty Python and TV sketch comedy shows. So it is no surprise that Dracula: The Bloody Truth tickled both my love of horror and my funny bone. We can be filled with glee to see spins on our favourite stories. Dracula has found his way into a number of genres since Bram Stoker first laid out the story of the count in the late 1800s: he’s been suave, silly, sexy, spooky, vicious, and mysterious. He’s been onstage, on screen, and in our imaginations as the ultimate night-dwelling spectre. He’s even been spoofed in a children’s television series (ONE rubber ducky...ah, ah, ah!). There’s also great fun to be had in spoofing the classics, and the monster genre is the best of all. Maybe this is based in our primal need to turn our greatest fear into something we can mock. Or maybe the supernatural outrageousness of the plots is just something that is ripe for parody. Dracula lives in our imaginations like no other supernatural villain. There is no other being who inspires our fear, fascination, and obsession like the Count. There is much about the Dracula story that fires our imagination: the midnight bloodsucking, the charm, the mysterious voyages, the gothic castle in Transylvania. I’ve often wondered why we have such fascination with the vampire fantasy, and Count Dracula in particular. Is it our ancient fear of the dark? The terror at the idea of being sapped of our life-giving blood? His mysteriously tongue-twisting accent? The most successful parodies are those that can also take themselves seriously and stay close to the source material. The success of Dracula: The Bloody Truth lies in actually telling the story of Bram Stoker’s novel, albeit in an off-beat way. Tremendous entertainment, and some solid education to boot – isn’t that why we come to the theatre? Enjoy, and don’t leave your garlic at home when you go out at night this Hallowe’en… James MacDonald, Artistic Director of WCT UP NEXT on the stage: other activities: NOMINATIONS ANNUAL TO THE BOARD THE SOUND OF MUSIC DEADLINE | October 20 November 28 to GENERAL MEETING Details on the WCT website December 10 November 27, 5:30pm SAGEBRUSH THEATRE SAGEBRUSH THEATRE wctlive.ca We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live, create and perform on the beautiful land located in the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory within the traditional lands of the Secwépemc Nation. Enjoy the Show! BE PART OF WCT Presenting Partner Ron & Rae Fawcett kelsongroup.com WCT STAFF JAMES MACDONALD Artistic Director VENUE SERVICES EVAN KLASSEN Managing Director SHEVAUN FORTUNE Venue Services Director MICHELLE CHABASSOL Venue Services ADMINISTRATION Coordinator TERRI RUNNALLS Education & Outreach Director ALLISON BREGOLISS Volunteer Coordinator RON THOMPSON Finance Director MORGAN BENEDICT House Manager LENA TEICHROEB Accounting Officer House Staff: SUSAN THOMPSON Accounting Assistant AMANDA BREUER, NICOLLE DUPONT, CATRINA CROWE Marketing & Communications Director MAXWELL GALLAGHER, BERT KEEPER, FRANKIE KNIGHT Marketing Associate JAKOB KOPYTKO, KELLY MCCALLUM, SUZAN GOGUEN Growth & Engagement Director LIZ SPIVEY ROGER DOWNIE Fund Development Manager Kamloops Live! 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TO OUR DONORS Western Canada Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following government agencies, corporations, foundations, and individuals for their generous contributions through sponsorships and/or charitable donations. We thank everyone who plays their important part in helping us to bring the highest quality of work to the broadest possible audience. Listings based on annual contributions, September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019. FUNDERS DIAMOND COMPANIONS: Francis & Helen Barnett The City of Kamloops $10,000+ Evelyn Baziuk Canada Council for the Arts Michael E. Black and the Late R.C. Bidnell & K. Cousins Department of Canadian Heritage Denise E.L. 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