Guess What!!!! Helga's not dead! Yayyy!! ^_^ She's only undead!?!?! Oh...uuhhh...booo. }8^(
She just made out with Gordon, and is about to initiate him when the count arrives and gives her "what fer". Every night, some audience member would come up to me afterwards, saying how amazed they were at the chest cutting effect, and asking how I did it & if it hurt. The only thing that hurt was biting my tongue, because I couldn't tell them Lino's secrets. But the blood was mostly corn syrup, and I really wanted to drink it myself, but greedy Kim wouldn't save me any. Harker's picture came out with no image, of course, so the jig is up if it wasn't already.
Okay, maybe that title should say Willie sucks in return, because she actually sucks front--not back. Get your mind out of the gutter, or at least above the waist, because that's where she's sucking--ABOVE the waist...as a matter of fact, it's above the stomach. Having her drink his blood is how Dracula attempts to seal his covenant with her. Another skewed Biblical reference. I think the only 2 actors I haven't talked about are the 2 playing German (?Austrian?) doctors.
Helga was played by Barbara Sharp. She was a business or finance major, or something like that, who just happened to get bitten by the acting bug. I'm pretty sure she either changed majors or added theater as a double major. This was one of her 1st roles, and she did very well in it. She continued to improve her craft and was chosen to go with us on the European tour, the following year. So, half of that crew was made up of "Dracula" alumni. She was very intelligent, and already had her own successful business when she found acting. Many, many men came up to me and asked me if she was single...or they just went on and on about how beautiful they found her to be. I agreed, but was totally in Love with someone else at the time. I sometimes wonder if she ever REALLY decided to pursue her acting as a career.
I worked with Thomas D. Kleinert in several Shakespearean productions (He was Osric in Hamlet.), and had seen his comic genius in the comedies he'd been cast in. But, when we started this project together, I didn't really appreciate him for the complete actor he was (?is?). As a matter of fact, I was kind of angry after the final callbacks, because I hadn't gotten the role I was auditioning for. I was very, Very, VERY eager to play van Helsing. It just fit so neatly into my neat little Christian worldview at the time--that I would portray the defender & champion of Jesus, and the destroyer of evil incarnate on Christ's behalf. "So much for my plans; thanks a lot, God.", I thought. I came very close to not accepting the role offered to me, as I'd also been offered a role in the Studio (smaller) production that quarter. I "knew" I was the most devout Christian around there, so how could it be that I was being asked to play a character that was practically equal to the anti-Christ. And then, when the final cast list went up, I saw who they had picked..."Thom?!?!? Thom Kleinert?!? No disrespect--I love the guy--but I don't really think he can pull that off...not round, rolly-polly laugh-guy and Shakespearean character actor Thom." BOY, WAS I EVER WRONG! Throughout the course of our production, my respect for Thom as a fully developed, completely versatile actor grew exponentially. Before I got a chance to see him in another role of such prominence and depth, my days as a TFD dept satellite...at least as far as acting goes...were over. I was truly blessed to work with Thom in this capacity, even if only once. Thomas D. Kleinert equals great actor. Period.
At the end of this clip, I've placed the newspaper clipping publicizing our show. If you want to actually read it, just make it full screen and click the "pause" button. After it ran in the paper, several Black students wrote in to the editorial page in anger and/or disappointment, saying all they really saw was another "media portrayal" of a Black man attacking a White woman. I understood where they were coming from; this publicity blurb was published at almost the exact same time OJ was found "not guilty" and everyone was hypersensitive to racial issues--especially of this type. I was, too, and am still very vigilant today. But dang, people. That kind of made me sad. John said he picked me because he was convinced I was the best person for the part. I guess I was just glad they didn't come to the show, 'cause they would have really been mad to "see" a "Black man" attack "2 White women". That's all for now. God Bless You.
Sincerely,
Marvin J. †
ps--Oh, yeah. And sorry for the poor audio/video quality, AGAIN! 8o(
The Passion of Dracula is a play written by Bob Hall and David Richmond.
Book by Samuel French, publishers, 1979.
Available for purchase at Amazon.com(3) and half.com(2), as of 21NOV2006.
Original music for this production was composed by Lee Heritage.
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The Passion Of Dracula--Act 2: The Confrontationby BlackJaPanther3,632 views
I love the specil effect at the very end! VERY COOL! How do they do stuff like that?
LightsCameraAaron 4 years ago
Thanks for the comment, Aaron. It's called pyrotechnics, but I'm not exactly sure how they set off the charge. I think it's just a little pot of gunpowder, but I'm not a genius when it comes to how special effects work; I was mainly concerned with making sure I stood in the exact right spot, so my private parts wouldn't catch fire. (^_^) Personally, I thought the exploding cross in the last scene was cooler. If you like pyrotechnics, you should check that one out.
GBU, MDJ.
BlackJaPanther 4 years ago
This really rocks!
pashmina450 5 years ago
Thank you, kind pashmina450. Thank You and God Bless You. Sincerely, Marvin J. †
BlackJaPanther 5 years ago
are you kidding this rocks!
Eggmanslittlehelper1 5 years ago
Eggmanslittlehelper1, I'm very glad you liked it! 8^D
Cody Everett made it very clear to me in a follow-up comment (that I was not able to post here) that he or she was NOT kidding. Bo(
Thank You.
GBU, MDJ. †
BlackJaPanther 5 years ago