Dracula at Synetic Theater

Dracula

Synetic Theater
1800 S. Bell Street Arlington

Blood-sucking vampires, creepy mists, and a chill up your spine.. . . . Bram Stoker's classic tale rises again in Synetic's bold and bloody adaptation of the world's most iconic horror story. This sensuous and terrifying thriller arrives just in time for Halloween.

Thru - Nov 6, 2022

Show Type: Drama

www.synetictheater.org

Dracula Reviews

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Washington Post - Highly Recommended

"...The show with more teeth, by far, is Synetic Theater's vigorous "Dracula," an updated revival of a 2005 adaptation. Directed and choreographed by Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, respectively, and featuring dialogue as well as Synetic's trademark virtuoso movement, it's a vampire romp that admittedly turns campy now and then. Tableaux of enthusiastic biting by Dracula (Dan Istrate) strike an over-the-top note, and the cast's delivery of Victorian speech can sound goofy even in ostensibly suspenseful scenes."

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- Celia Wren

MetroWeekly - Highly Recommended

"...Fun, spooky, and well-ventilated, Synetic's dance-theater ode to the king of vampires is just about the best way to get back into it. There is artful movement and acrobatics, fast and furious story-telling, and the immensely creative use of props - all set to an extraordinary electronic score."

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- Kate Wingfield

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

"...The production, overseen by director Paata Tsikurishvili and choreographer Irina Tsikurishvili, is never less than ravishing visually throughout its 100-minute runtime. Armies battle through clouds of stage fog; Dracula's cape morphs into the carriage taking Jonathan Harker (Jacob Thompson) to the count's castle, where actors wrapped in draperies stand in for furniture; many scenes, especially those with Dracula's fierce undead brides (Maryam Najafzada, Irene Hamilton, Anna Tsikurishvili), pulsate with feverish sensuality."

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- Susan Berlin

Washington City Paper - Recommended

"...As Halloween draws near, classic monsters often creep onto our stages. In that spirit, Synetic Theater has reanimated its adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Since the novel's publication 125 years ago, its tale of a decadent Transylvanian aristocrat bringing supernatural terror to London after a strange real estate deal has sunk its fangs deeply into the bloodstream of our popular culture."

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- Ian Thal

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...The music further enhanced the storyline. It was poetically interspersed throughout, and I found the use of Mozart’s “Lacrimosa” (from his unfinished “Requiem in D Minor”) to be hauntingly beautiful. The piece was played during Lucy’s final death scene after she has been turned into a vampire, starting off faintly and then crescendoing until there was no more life to her. Synetic’s “Dracula” is not to be missed during this haunted season."

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- Nancy Blum

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

"...With very little staging and decor, it is the epic lighting, atmospheric sound design and cast that bring the both the medeival world of Transylvania and the castles of London to life. Some of the interpretations and timing of Irina Tsikurishvili's choreographed fight and dance sequences was a little off but I'm sure the flow of things will smooth out as the show runs."

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- Martrese Meachum

Dracula at Synetic Theater

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Dracula Reviews

Washington Post - Highly Recommended

MetroWeekly - Highly Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

Washington City Paper - Recommended

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

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