'Drunk Dracula' to play off Broadway this fall

The latest show from the creators of the long-running hit Drunk Shakespeare will have a limited four-week run in New York during the Halloween season.

Sink your teeth into this! Just in time for Halloween, Drunk Dracula will open off Broadway from October 9 to November 3 only at the Ruby Theatre.

Loosely based on Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula, the show follows "Transylvania's thirstiest bachelor" in his hunt for fresh blood to maintain his eternal youth. Drunk Dracula features five actors, one of whom takes five shots of whiskey at the start of the performance. It's up to the others — as well as the audience — to keep the story on track, but the show goes differently each night.

Craft cocktails are available to the audience for purchase during the show as well. Select ticket types include drinks and the ability to influence the show by making decisions about what happens next.

The cast of Drunk Dracula includes Preston Mulligan as Dracula, Sarah Goldstein as Van Yuengling, Aubrey Lace Taylor as Mina and Lucy, Chris Trindade as Harker and Seward, and Nate Betancourt as The Narrator. Christian Roberts and Ben Salus are swings.

Drunk Dracula is written by Lori Wolter Hudson; co-created by Hudson, Lisa Klages Calhoun, David Hudson, and Scott Griffin; and directed by Calhoun. The show is a seasonal offering from the organization behind Drunk Shakespeare, a long-running New York show at the Ruby in which five actors, one drunk, stage a Shakespeare play.

Attendees at both Drunk Dracula and Drunk Shakespeare must be 21 or older.

Check back for information on Drunk Dracula tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Photo credit: Nate Betancourt, Sarah Goldstein, Preston Mulligan, Aubrey Lace Taylor, and Chris Trindade. (Photo courtesy of production)