Dark Shadows Stage Play (1988)

In September and October of 1988 an Off-Broadway stage version of 'Dark Shadows' was produced by the Via Theater and performed at Dance Theatre Workshop at 219 West 19th Street in New York. It starred actor Julian Stone as Barnabas Collins. The show was adapted and directed by Brian Jucha, with permission from Dan Curtis Productions. 
From the New York Times review:
"The show begins with actors assembled around a table, holding their pose so long that they look like wax figures. Suddenly the tableau comes to life and we realize that we are witnesses at a seance, which sets the complex plot in motion. Soon the governess is projected back to 1795 and the play slowly reveals the roots of the family trauma and the secrets of Barnabas himself.
The ''Dark Shadows'' trappings are here, including the eerie theme music, portentous dialogue and a foreboding air, conveyed with the help of Sarah Edkins's scenery and Elizabeth Prince's costumes. As led by Mr. Jucha, the actors project a quiet intensity - Penny Boyer as the time-traveling governess, Tina Shepard in the Joan Bennett role and Julian Stone as Barnabas. Mr. Stone's Barnabas, as was true of Jonathan Frid in the role on television, is unlike Dracula except for his odd appetite. He could be considered a vulnerable vampire."
== PLOT ==
The play begins with the present-day cast frozen in place during a seance, as seen in episode 365. The bulk of the show focuses on a condensed retelling of the 1795 storyline from the TV series. 
== CAST AND CREW ==
Director: Brian Jucha 
Set Design: Sarah Edkins
Lighting Design: Roma Flowers 
Sound Design: Teese Gohl 
Costume Design: Elizabeth Prince
Stage Manager: Robin Riddell 
Victoria Winters: Penny Boyer
Roger Collins/Joshua Collins/the Judge: John Hagan
Jeremiah Collins/Peter Bradford: Brendan Harris
Josette DuPres: Yolanda Hawkins
Phyllis Wick/Woman: Lisa Marcus 
Ben Stokes: Larry Maxwell
Carolyn Stoddard/Abigail Collins: Coco McPherson: 
Reverend Trask: Barney O'Hanlon
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard/Naomi Collins: Tina Shepard
Barnabas Collins: Julian Stone 
Dr. Julia Hoffman/Countess Natalie DuPres: Valeria Vasilevski
Angelique Bouchard: Rachel Wineberg
New York Times review:https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/29/theater/review-theater-gothic-dark-shadows.html
Category:Dark Shadows