Nosferatu, The Vampyr: A Palimpsest

by M Sloth Levine

A kaleidoscope of all the things that scare us about vampires, told with drama, song, film, riddle, and lip-sync. Newlywed queers Harker and Will are divided when Harker is sent to sell a house to the eccentric old Count Orlok. A story for those who fear that pleasure will lead to plague.

A kaleidoscope of all the things that scare us about vampires, told with drama, song, film, riddle, and lip-sync. Newlywed queers Harker and Will are divided when Harker is sent to sell a house to the eccentric old Count Orlok. A story for those who fear that pleasure will lead to plague.

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  • Tristan B Willis: Nosferatu, The Vampyr: A Palimpsest

    I love how queer and trans this play is beyond representation - the mix of body horror, monsters, queer sex vibes, and queer people congregating. Nosferatu plays well with its source material, making the trans energy in monster stories overt in clever and funny ways.

    I love how queer and trans this play is beyond representation - the mix of body horror, monsters, queer sex vibes, and queer people congregating. Nosferatu plays well with its source material, making the trans energy in monster stories overt in clever and funny ways.

  • Shaun Leisher: Nosferatu, The Vampyr: A Palimpsest

    Love how imaginative this play is. The possibilities for design are endless. A play definitely for our pandemic times but also timeless. Also, love the commitment to queer representation in a play that is not explicitly about queerness.

    Love how imaginative this play is. The possibilities for design are endless. A play definitely for our pandemic times but also timeless. Also, love the commitment to queer representation in a play that is not explicitly about queerness.

  • Nick Malakhow: Nosferatu, The Vampyr: A Palimpsest

    I love the bold, eclectic, and aesthetically cohesive world that Levine creates here! Having seen both the in person workshop and Zoom reading on HowlRound the other day, I can say that this piece lives off the page in a uniquely theatrical and compelling way in performance. I appreciate the use of music, multiple media formats, and heightened storytelling. The queering of Nosferatu and the world of vampires in general only serves to highlight issues of alienation, desire, fear, and belonging, both in the source story and the lives of queer individuals throughout time.

    I love the bold, eclectic, and aesthetically cohesive world that Levine creates here! Having seen both the in person workshop and Zoom reading on HowlRound the other day, I can say that this piece lives off the page in a uniquely theatrical and compelling way in performance. I appreciate the use of music, multiple media formats, and heightened storytelling. The queering of Nosferatu and the world of vampires in general only serves to highlight issues of alienation, desire, fear, and belonging, both in the source story and the lives of queer individuals throughout time.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Milky Way Coffee Roasters, Year 2018

Production History

  • Type Fringe, Organization Sparkhaven Theatre, Year 2020