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Spooky Live Theater for Halloween
Dracula, according to director Nadja Masura. He is able to control mortals with a powerful gaze of authority, keeping the otherwise innocent Mina (Yalana Segal) enthralled.
Count Dracula October 5 – 27 • Ted Tiller’s melodramatic adaptation of Count Dracula is coming to Russian River Hall, mixing cheeky 1930s flirtation with a sinister Gothic tone. Mark Gregory is a “stunning”
Yalana Segal as Mina - Photo by Chris Reid
This Halloween treat is appropriate for children over ten years of age, and includes clever special effects built into the set design by Jake Hamlin, which “pushes the limits with what we can do on stage” Masura teases. The cast has been using an “inside-
out” rehearsal technique, delving for the core feeling of a scene, then working on manifesting it to the audience. The
director assures that the ensemble has been “receptive to the method and it’s paying off.”
The classic hero, Jonathan (Peter Rogers), is determined to save his fiancé from the vampire’s fiendish clutches.
Curtain Call Theater’s Count Dracula is a diverting theater experience for the whole family. Audience costumes encouraged October 6, 13.
Friday/Saturday at 8p, Sunday at 3p
Curtain Call Theater, 20347 HWY 116, Monte Rio
russianriverhall.com • (707) 524-8739
The Rocky Horror Show October 12 – November 3 •
Are you ready to “Do the Time Warp Again” with 6th Street Playhouse? Join the splashy, vibrant cast of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ at the Studio Theater
in Santa Rosa for a world of sex and science. Newlyweds are forced by an unexpected storm to seek shelter in an ominous castle filled with eccentric personalities and memorable music.
The New Century Plays at Pegasus
Costumes and enthusiastic participation are encouraged, but leave the props at home for the actors’ safety. This year,
VIP café table seating is available to be
Friday/Saturday at 7:30p
Wednesday at 7:30p & 11p October 31 Thursday at 7:30p Oct 25, Nov 1 Sunday at 2p October 21, 28
6th Street Playhouse, 52 W 6th Street, Santa Rosa
6thstreetplayhouse.com
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The New Century, a hilarious comedy written by Paul Rudnick and directed by John Rowan introduces us to some wonderfully outrageous characters. There’s the flamboyant Mr. Charles, brazenly defying the notion that to
achieve social acceptance
Shawna Eiermann as Magenta/Usherette Photos by Eric Chazankin
(707) 523-4185
we learn a lot about art
(whether it’s a painting by
Rembrandt or a knitted
toaster cover) and survival.
More information about the plays and directions to the Masonic Lodge are available on our website at pegasustheater.com.
up close with Frank ‘n’ Furter (Phillip Percy Williams), Brad (Mark Bradbury) and Janet (Abbey Lee). If you are looking for “adult swim” Halloween festivities, special performances on October 31.
gay people should behave themselves and sit quietly with their hands folded. And there’s Helene, a Long Island matron impressively navigating gale-force political correctness. And Barbara Ellen, a craftsperson and competitive cake decorator, from whom
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