All aboard for a fast-paced survey originating with actual vampire hysteria of the 1700’s in Europe through vampires in literature, on stage, movies, television, musicals, opera, and merchandise. This event is free and open to the public.

About Dacre Stoker

Dacre Stoker is the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker and the international best-selling co-author of "Dracula the Un-Dead (2009)" and "Dracul (2018)" which was the UK’s # 1 Bestselling Hardcover Novel in Horror and Supernatural in 2018, and a top 5 finalist by the Horror Writers Association for the Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a Novel. He is also the co-editor of "The Lost Journal of Bram Stoker: The Dublin Years (2012)." His recent work includes "Dracula," annotated for the 125th Anniversary with Robert Eighteen-Bisang, (2022). He has also consulted and appeared in several recent film documentaries about vampires in literature and popular culture, including "The Real Vampire Files," "The Tillinghast Nightmare," "Secrets of the Dead," "Mysteries at the Museum," "Legend Hunter" and "American Vampires."

Questions?

Please contact Theatre Program Coordinator, Steven Williams. steven_williams@unomaha.edu

Don't Miss "Dracula" by UNOTheatre

By Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston
Adapted by Kevin Barratt
Director: Kevin Barratt

The first stage version of Bram Stoker’s novel, this play was the basis for the classic Bela Lugosi film. 100 years later, it still sparks passion, scares, and laughter. It’s bloody exciting!

• October 3–5, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.
• October 6, 2024 | 2 P.M. matinee
• October 10–12, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.
• October 13, 2024 | 2 P.M. matinee

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