“You’re a real mystery Carmilla, and sure you’re a vampire, but you aren’t a monster. You’re a person. And that’s really nice.” These lines perfectly encapsulate the empathy and longing imbued into this modern reimagining of a classic work of vampire fiction. The pithy, naturalistic dialogue allows the audience to really immerse themselves in the aimless desire and feelings of being stuck—whether in a small town, a dysfunctional family, immortality and insatiable hunger, or all of the above—that suffuse the play. A Spooky Season read with depth and heart!

Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play, MODERN BLOOD, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.