Dracula. Finding of a Shadow. A Play

A new play by Lisa Monde, inspired by the original novel by Bram Stoker, as well as the prequel, Dracul, and the sequel Dracula the Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of the Irish writer and creator of the literary character of Dracula. Count Dracula, who leads a secluded life in his castle and suffers from the loss of his beloved, is concerned with the possibility of recovering such human privilege as having a shadow. The shadow that separated from Dracula when he turned into a vampire - Alucard, also dwelling in the castle, does not like his master's idea... Acting each in their own interests, the inhabitants of the castle and members of the vampire community support Dracula in his endeavors: Armand, Flameout, and the three vampiresses. They come up with a plan to prevent Dracula's reunion with his reincarnated beloved - Mina Murray. Alucard creates many obstacles on Dracula's way to acquiring a new shadow. His wiles lead to Dracula's demise... However, the death of the Master of Darkness doesn't bring Alucard the long-awaited freedom... What is written in the mysterious will that Dracula left behind? Will destiny bring Mina and Dracula together or keep them apart for all eternity? Winner of the Broadway World Awards 2023, Best New Play; Finalist of the American Fiction Book Awards 2024; Winner of The BookFest Fall 2024 Awards. Dracula: Finding of a Shadow, Lisa Monde's third published play, appears in the Anthology of the same name which was released in 2024 and is available on all major platforms. The play had several productions Off-Broadway. Many members of the original cast of the show participated in the recording of this audio drama.

A new play by Lisa Monde, inspired by the original novel by Bram Stoker, as well as the prequel, Dracul, and the sequel Dracula the Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of the Irish writer and creator of the literary character of Dracula. Count Dracula, who leads a secluded life in his castle and suffers from the loss of his beloved, is concerned with the possibility of recovering such human privilege as having a shadow. The shadow that separated from Dracula when he turned into a vampire - Alucard, also dwelling in the castle, does not like his master's idea... Acting each in their own interests, the inhabitants of the castle and members of the vampire community support Dracula in his endeavors: Armand, Flameout, and the three vampiresses. They come up with a plan to prevent Dracula's reunion with his reincarnated beloved - Mina Murray. Alucard creates many obstacles on Dracula's way to acquiring a new shadow. His wiles lead to Dracula's demise... However, the death of the Master of Darkness doesn't bring Alucard the long-awaited freedom... What is written in the mysterious will that Dracula left behind? Will destiny bring Mina and Dracula together or keep them apart for all eternity? Winner of the Broadway World Awards 2023, Best New Play; Finalist of the American Fiction Book Awards 2024; Winner of The BookFest Fall 2024 Awards. Dracula: Finding of a Shadow, Lisa Monde's third published play, appears in the Anthology of the same name which was released in 2024 and is available on all major platforms. The play had several productions Off-Broadway. Many members of the original cast of the show participated in the recording of this audio drama.

Dracula. Finding of a Shadow, Lisa Monde's third published play, appears in the Anthology of the same name which was released in 2024 and is available on all major platforms. The play had several productions Off-Broadway and won the Broadway World Awards 2023 in the Best New Play Category. Most recently it became the Finalist of the American Fiction Book Awards 2024 and the Winner of The BookFest Fall 2024! Many members of the original cast of the show participated in the recording of this audio-play. Lisa's previous two historical dramas have been recognized at various book contests: I Know All Save Myself Alone (1st edition – 2011, 2nd edition – 2020) – Reader's Choice Award by TCK Publishing 2021, and Saint Francis: Religion of Love (2022) – Honorable Mention at the Hollywood Book Festival 2022, Winner at the Christian Indie Book Awards 2023, Runner-up Winner at the Pencraft Awards 2023. Lisa is a writer, playwright, director, composer, actress, singer and educator. She holds a Master's Degree in English Linguistics, a PhD in Musical Theatre, and is a proud graduate of the New York Film Academy and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Lisa is the author of eight original plays, six musical librettos, the majority of which have been produced and staged in the US and other countries. Lately, Lisa has entered the world of prose with her novella "Teach Me How to Die", which is also available as an audiobook.