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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "The University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre production of 'Count Dracula' raises more giggles than goosebumps. That's deliberate."
While I have read and seen movies/performances that cast vampires as scary, I have always found the original Dracula story to lend itself more to comedy then the horror genre that many seem to believe it belongs to. Almost every aspect of the character Dracula lends itself to Dracula being a humourous character rather then a terrifying one. The thick accent, nobility roots, and generally accepted look of Dracula has always struck me as something that was more a mockery of people's ability to turn almost anything terrifying if they were allowed to. It's good to see that I'm not the only one who views Dracula as more of a comical character.
This show looks hilarious. Even if it's not the most creative take on Dracula (spoofed dracula is pretty commonly done) it still looks pretty entertaining. I agree with Charley though, that the Dracula story does lend itself to comedy rather well. Watching the old Dracula movies, I fall over laughing more frequently than I cringe in fear. I think a truly scary Dracula would be something hard to achieve these days, but an interesting feat.
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While I have read and seen movies/performances that cast vampires as scary, I have always found the original Dracula story to lend itself more to comedy then the horror genre that many seem to believe it belongs to. Almost every aspect of the character Dracula lends itself to Dracula being a humourous character rather then a terrifying one. The thick accent, nobility roots, and generally accepted look of Dracula has always struck me as something that was more a mockery of people's ability to turn almost anything terrifying if they were allowed to. It's good to see that I'm not the only one who views Dracula as more of a comical character.
This show looks hilarious. Even if it's not the most creative take on Dracula (spoofed dracula is pretty commonly done) it still looks pretty entertaining. I agree with Charley though, that the Dracula story does lend itself to comedy rather well. Watching the old Dracula movies, I fall over laughing more frequently than I cringe in fear. I think a truly scary Dracula would be something hard to achieve these days, but an interesting feat.
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