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Nosferatu: The Morning of My Death

by Stanton Wood

based on Nosferatu by Rabbit Hole Ensemble and Dracula by Bram Stoker

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Since we like to use the rehearsal process to try lots of different solutions, we were a bit nervous when we looked at the schedule.
With only 21 rehearsals, including tech, there wasn't much time for our usual pattern of trial and error.

Two days after opening, we read Martin Denton's review on nytheatre.com and are wondering if maybe we shouldn't rehearse on tight schedules from here on out.

We use our trademark actor-centric, only-what's-necessary approach (and what's fast becoming another mark of our trade: inventive use of clip lighting) to tell the story of Mina Harker's obsession with her darker nature and how she draws the vampire Nosferatu across the border between the living and the dead.

The first half of the story is told in Land of the Undead.
Both halves come together in The Night of Nosferatu.

awards

Winner: Outstanding Direction
Edward Elefterion

Nominated for 5 Midtown International Theatre Festival Awards!

Outstanding Overall Production of a New Play

Outstanding Ensemble: Danny Ashkenasi, Matt W. Cody, Paul Daily, Emily Hartford, Jenna Kalinowski, and David Miceli

Outstanding Direction: Edward Elefterion

Outstanding Lead Actress: Jenna Kalinowski

Outstanding Lighting Design: Edward Elefterion

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reviews

"One of the breakout hits of this year's Midtown International Theatre Festival...
The cast of six work near miracles to portray dozens of characters...
The company finds the essence of what's really scary in this legend, and communicates it boldly and deftly."

Martin Denton, nytheatre.com

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"...a worthy successor to Murnau's film and an original response to it...
The ensemble [creates an] effect that couldn't be done better with technology...
Elefterion is clearly a director to keep watching."

offoffonline.com

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"exciting and elegant...beautiful and haunting...the actors are the center of attention and use all their skills to draw the audience into their tale...

What makes this an especially moving production is director Edward Elefterion's embrace of simplicity and style. There are minimal sets, moody lighting full of shadow, simple costumes that don't indicate a particular period, few props, and most intriguing, the cast's creation of subtle sound effects to add depth to the various scenes.

Stanton Wood has created an excellent adaptation of the Dracula legend which has been brought to life by Elefterion and the exceptional cast."

oobr.com

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