The Brides of Dracula

by Jessica Wienecke

Dracula, the enigmatic vampire who lords over his abandoned castle in the Carpathian mountains, collects brides like trinkets, never caring for their desires. But all that changes when he gets a visit from Jonathan Harker and becomes obsessed with the idea of having Jonathan's fiancee, Mina, and sister, Lucy, for his newest wives. Mina and Lucy, determined to come to Jonathan's rescue, must now evade the...

Dracula, the enigmatic vampire who lords over his abandoned castle in the Carpathian mountains, collects brides like trinkets, never caring for their desires. But all that changes when he gets a visit from Jonathan Harker and becomes obsessed with the idea of having Jonathan's fiancee, Mina, and sister, Lucy, for his newest wives. Mina and Lucy, determined to come to Jonathan's rescue, must now evade the clutches of Dracula, all while joining forces with a vampire hunter, learning more about their fellow brides, and coming to terms with their feelings for each other.

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The Brides of Dracula

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  • Katherine Varga: The Brides of Dracula by Jessica Wienecke
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    “The Brides of Dracula” is an engaging and well-crafted Sapphic remix of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale. Anyone who likes Dracula and/or queer Victorian gothic fantasies and/or cheesy gay love stories should check this out. I had a great time seeing the Penfield Players production of this play, and I hope it continues to have a life onstage!

    “The Brides of Dracula” is an engaging and well-crafted Sapphic remix of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale. Anyone who likes Dracula and/or queer Victorian gothic fantasies and/or cheesy gay love stories should check this out. I had a great time seeing the Penfield Players production of this play, and I hope it continues to have a life onstage!

    ”

Character Information

If necessary, the role of Nastazja could be doubled with Franka, Lucy, or Mina.
  • Dracula
    Count Dracula, lord of Castle Dracula and an ancient vampire, he is a man of indeterminate age and carries himself with slow, deliberate movement
    40+
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man,
      Non-binary
  • Jonathan Harker
    A young English clerk for a law firm, he is well off, though not exactly put together, Lucy’s brother and Mina’s fiancé
    20's-30's
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man,
      Non-binary
  • Alexandrina
    The oldest of the brides, she was Dracula’s living bride, and she is the one to hold court amongst the other vampires
    40+
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Sorana
    Dracula’s third bride, she is bright eyed and curious, a flirt who loves parties, in a secret relationship with Teodora
    20's-40's
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Daciana
    Dracula’s second bride, stealthy and suspicious, she was a hunter in life and tries to keep up the habit in death
    20's-30's
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Teodora
    Dracula’s fourth bride, an uptight and bookish woman who is not particularly interested in her husband, in a secret relationship with Sorana
    20's-40's
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Nastazja
    The youngest of Dracula’s brides, a fashionable young girl who married Dracula for his wealth, very close with Alexandrina but otherwise not enjoying life as a vampire
    18-20
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Franka
    Doubles as two innkeepers, one in Germany and one in Romania, both are interested in Van Helsing
    30+
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Lucy Harker
    A bright and exuberant young Englishwoman, very close friend to Mina Murray and sister to Jonathan Harker
    20's-30's
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Mina Murray
    A shy and sensible young school teacher, very close friend to Lucy Harker and fiancée to Jonathan Harker
    20's-30's
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Abraham Van Helsing
    A professor of strange diseases and vampire hunter, he’s been hunting Dracula for over a decade, also a bit of a ladies’ man
    20's-40's
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man,
      Non-binary

Production History

  • Community Theater, B3 Productions, 2025
  • Community Theater, The Penfield Players, 2024
  • Community Theater, The Long Beach Shakespeare Company, 2023