Constellation Theatre Company announces the cast of its upcoming production Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, on stage at Atlas Performing Arts Center January 23 – February 15. Directed by Constellation’s Associate Artistic Director Nick Martin, this producti on transforms Stoker’s gothic tale into a madcap comedy full of camp, physical humor, and playful reinvention. The show marks Constellation’s first work of their The Expanding Universe season, celebrating laughter, seduction, and reinvention.  The cast is comprised of five DC actors and features an ensemble structure in which the performers take on multiple roles throughout the production. Noah Israel appears as Dracula; Natalie Cutcher performs the role of Lucy; Sentell Harper portrays Harker; Julia Klavans takes on Mina / Van Helsing, and Ryan Sellers appears as Westfeldt / Renfield.   Noah Israel, Natalie Cutcher, Sentell Harper, Julia Klavans, and Ryan Sellers appearing in ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors.’ Understudies include Dominique Gray as Harker, Westfeld, and Renfield; Sirra Faal as Lucy, Mina, and Van Helsing; and Nicholas Temple as Dracula.  Helen Hayes Award Recipient Nick Martin leads the Creative Team as Director. He is joined by collaborators Sarah Beth Hall (Scenic Designer), Frank Labowitz (Costume Designer), Venus Gulbranson (Lighting Designer), Madeline ‘Mo’ Oslejsek (Sound Designer), Adam Hawley (Props Designer), Dre Moore (Puppet Designer), Sierra Young (Intimacy Fight Director), Gerrad Taylor (Dialect Coach), and Luis Ramon Cordovez (Production Stage Manager). Director Nick Martin is thrilled to begin rehearsal next week: “I’m chomping at the bit to jump into this madcap, comedic adventure with the exceptional team we’ve brought together,” he said. “Finding ways to laugh in the face of terrifying things is the best way to wrest control back, and we find ourselves in an excellent moment in time to put those skills to use. I’m so looking forward to joyous, side-splitting laughter with this delightful company all through the dark winter months ahead.”  Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors runs January 23-February 15, 2026, presented by Constellation Theatre Company at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St NE, Washington, DC. Showtimes and tickets are available online or by calling the box office at 202-204-7741. ABOUT CONSTELLATION THEATRE COMPANY Constellation Theatre Company tells big, powerful stories in an intimate space. They spark curiosity and imagination with plays and musicals from all over the world that feature visual spectacle, original music, dynamic movement and passionate acting ensembles. Constellation draws from the genres of fantasy, farce, and epic adventure to transport audiences to dramatic worlds where the action is larger than life. Since 2007, Constellation has brought to life numerous diverse and vibrant stories. Constellation received the John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company from the Helen Hayes Awards in 2009 and the prestigious National Theatre Company Award from the American Theatre Wing in 2013. According to Metro Weekly magazine, Constellation “does some of the best, most adventurous, most reliable work in town, all presented on an epic scale with a level of intimacy that can’t be beat.”  The post Constellation Theatre announces cast for ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ appeared first on DC Theater Arts. ...read more read less