Dracula - in Auburn Oct 10, 11 at 7 p.m. and Oct 11 @ 4 p.m. $22 adults, $15 Youth. Experience thrills, chills, romance, drama and laughter as the brand-new play, DRACULA: A Melodrama, swoops into intimate venues October 8 through 17 for its opening run in Roseville, Auburn, Rocklin and Lincoln, as the first show of Placer Repertory Theater’s 2025-2026 season. DRACULA: A Melodrama is a deliciously tongue-in-cheek new play inspired by the characters and plot of Bram Stoker’s immortal Gothic thriller. Re-imagined as an interactive melodrama, audiences are invited to play along as they boo or cheer from their seats or join the actors onstage for this on-script performance where patrons may experience every dastardly deed as Dracula corrupts all around him. - Will the flirtatious Lucy Westenra and pure-hearted Mina Murray survive the Count’s hypnotic beckoning? - Will the obsessed Professor Van Helsing succeed in vanquishing the foul fiend? - And will Jonathan Harker muster the love and courage to save Mina from the clutches of the diabolical Count? Audiences will enjoy this new play, rich with thrilling suspense, earnest drama and nervous laughter. DRACULA: A Melodrama is an immersive, spine-tingling play where you may be a villain or may support the last line of defense, making it an exciting and engaging date-night or family activity. DRACULA: A Melodrama performance dates for the opening run October 8 – 17, 2025, in Roseville, Auburn, Rocklin and Lincoln include - Oct 8 - Roseville - https://our.show/dracula/roseville - Oct 10, 11 - Auburn - https://our.show/dracula/auburn - Oct 15, 17 - Rocklin – https://our.show/dracula/rocklin - Oct 16 - Lincoln - https://our.show/dracula/lincoln Evening shows begin at 7 p.m. The Matinee on Oct 11 begins at 4 p.m. Placer Rep’s 2025-2026 season repertory actors bringing DRACULA to life include returning actors as well as talents new to Placer Rep: Carson Sloan, Anthony DePage, Tristain Sloan, Katie Elson and John Cablao. On-script performances are pre-booked venues in Roseville, Auburn, Rocklin and Lincoln, and then are available for bookings through June 2026. DRACULA is a wonderful candidate for booking into retirement communities, colleges, middle and high schools or as a fundraiser or evening entertainment for civic and community organizations. Venues, groups and scholastic entities interested in booking Placer Repertory Theater’s main season offerings may contact BoxOffice@placerrep.org
Ages: Ages 7 and up
DRACULA: an interactive melodrama at Auburn Carnegie Library Schedule
Cast and Creative team for DRACULA: an interactive melodrama at Auburn Carnegie Library
Cast
Carson Sloan
Van Helsing
Carson is a recent graduate of Jessup University with a major in Biology, but an engagement in and passion for their performing arts. At Jessup he was featured in many roles such as Percy Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Harold Hill in The Music Man. Carson currently sings and dances with the Pops Chorale and Orchestra, and previously, he performed for much of his youth with Rocklin Community Theater, playing such roles as Riff in West Side Story and Officer Lockstock in Urinetown. Carson first worked with Placer Repertory Theater playing Fabien Dei Franchi in The Corsican Brothers, followed by the titular role in Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of The Four. For 2025-2026, he is cast as the characters Van Helsing, Hamlet and Sherlock Holmes.
Anthony DePage
Dracula
Anthony has performed theater throughout California, from the Bay Area to the North Coast, and throughout the Central Valley. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from Humboldt State University, and some of his prior roles include Gordon Gottleib in Dead Man's Cellphone, Saunders in Lend Me a Tenor, and Friar Laurence in Romeo & Juliet. For Placer Rep’s 2025-2026 season, he plays the titular role in Dracula: A Melodrama, Claudius in Hamlet and Moriarty & Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Miss Faulkner.
Tristan Sloan
Mina Murray
A graduate of Bennington College with a major in Dramatic Arts and minors in French and Music, a few of Tristan’s credits include Amalia Balash in She Loves Me, Irina Arkadina in The Seagull, a member of the Apprentice Acting Core at Williamstown Theatre Festival, and a Mint Theatre Fellow at the Lucille Lortel Foundation. Tristan performs locally (POPS, Jessup University) and produces the arts at John Adams Academy. Dracula is her first role with Placer Repertory Theater, and in April 2026 Tristan will portray Alice Faulkner in Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Miss Faulkner.
John Cablao
Jonathan Harker
Dracula is John’s second show with Placer Repertory Theater. He recently played the role of The Boatswain in Trailblazer Student Production’s production of The Tempest. He’s had the pleasure of working with the companies Teatro Espejo and Interactive Entertainment in the past. He’s a trained actor, trained classical vocalist, and has a showcase of previous works on his youtube channel johncablaomixtape.
Katie Elson
Swing for Mina, Van Helsing
Katie has previously been on the University of the Pacific stage as “Meg” in Brigadoon, “Lucy Locket” in the Beggar’s Opera, and Dido and Aeneas as Summer. She performed with the Stockton Symphony as “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet. She was also a featured soloist in the Opera Follies. She has appeared on the Stockton Civic Theater stage as “Mrs. Segstrom” in A Little Night Music, and most recently as “Evelyn Nesbit” in Ragtime. She earned her Bachelor of Music from the UOP Conservatory of Music and her Actor Certification from the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. She is now part of the Visual & Performing Arts Team at Visions in Education. For Placer Rep’s 2025-2026 main season, Katie plays Ophelia & Gertrude in Hamlet, the villain Mrs. Madge Larrabee in Sherlock Holmes and is swing for Van Helsing & Mina in Dracula.
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