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THE BATTALION Page 3 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1981 heater arts group takes a stab at ‘Dracula’ Staff photo by Greg Gammon Dracula’ applies his makeup prior to the opening performance of the production • By GARY BARKER Battalion Staff Dracula, that fanged favorite, made his unearthly presence known once again last night in the theater arts’ presentation of “Dra cula: A Vampire Play” in Rudder Forum. The play, which is being pre sented mainly by theater arts seniors as a senior showcase, will play nightly through Saturday. Showtime is 8 p.m., except on Fri day when it will begin at mid night. According to the play’s prog ram, the cast said they wanted to overcome the melodramatic na ture of the script and make the play as believable and shocking as possible. Well, they tried very hard, but the presentation was still several bites away from fright ening. The story is of course familiar. The daughter of a doctor who runs a sanatorium in England becomes mysteriously ill. The father, Dr. Seward, calls a friend, the Dutch Dr. Van Helsing, to help him find the cause of his daughter’s illness. Van Helsing figures out that the Sewards’ new rteighbor, Count Dracula, is the cause. The two doctors, with the help of the daughter’s fiance, plot to kill the vampire. The cast did its best to make the play enjoyable despite the script’s lack of surprises; however, they added to it by noticeably dimming the lights each time before Dracu la appeared on stage, removing any possibility of him making a startling entrance. Despite the melodramatic script, the actors made the play. Senior Pat Martine, tall and equipped with piercing blue eyes, played Dracula with a hurried pas sion that added excitement to the show. And David Troxell was con vincing in his role as the older, sophisticated Dr. Van Helsing who figures out the identity of Dracula. The scene in which Van Helsing confronts the Count with this knowledge is probably the most engrossing and frightening scene in the play. The fog which came rolling out of Dracula’s tomb and his dis appearance through a trap door were also impressive. Melissa Bradley was also capti vating in her appearance and per formance as the doctor’s daughter, Lucy Seward. The other actors in cluding Bryan McKenzie as Dr. Seward, John Redman as Lucy’s fiance, and Chip Washabaugh as the crazy man Renfield were com- i petent in their roles, but like the play they brought few surprises. ' DanSK/n Headquarters A Complete Line of Danskin Dancewear For Men & Women Junior Misses & Pre-Teen Fashions Manor East Mall 779-6718 Bryan, Texas e says can be I arm tour lor children [starts today By BARBIE WOELFEL Battalion Staff Sounds of horses, pigs, chick- is, cows, sheep and goats. Is it Id MacDonald’s farm? 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