CBS News Colorado | Libby Smith | October 14, 2024 / 5:37 PM MDT

"Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really" is a new version of the "Dracula"story written by Kate Hamill and first performed in 2020. The play closely follows Bram Stoker's "Dracula" with a few key twists.

"I love how fun it is," said Annie Barbour, who plays Mina.

"I love how funny it is. I think it is hilarious," said Noelia Antweiler, who plays Lucy.

"Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really" has all the horror of the original "Dracula" tale, but it comes with some campy humor too.

"What an imagination you have. I do not have fangs. I do not sleep in a coffin. Do you believe if you spill a sack of corn I would be compelled to count every kernal? Ah… ah…ah," said Geoffrey Kent as Dracula during the play.

Just like in the original story, Mina's best friend, Lucy, becomes one of Dracula's first victims. She starts out as a young woman considering marriage and turns into a vampire.

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