Fort Wayne Youtheatre, the fifth oldest youth theatre in the nation, will launch its 2025–26 season with a new staging of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, adapted by Don Fleming. The 70-minute production runs October 3–5, 2025, at the Canterbury School Fine Arts Center.
The story begins with Jonathan Harker’s fateful journey to Count Dracula’s castle in Transylvania, setting loose an ancient evil that soon reaches London. The adaptation follows the Count’s pursuit of Mina, Van Helsing’s intervention, and the climactic battle that seals Dracula’s fate.
A cast of 20 young performers will bring the tale to life in Canterbury’s new black box theatre. “We are staging the show in-the-round so that the audience surrounds the action,” said Artistic Director Christopher J. Murphy. “With no one more than a few rows back, we’re aiming for an intimate, spine-tingling experience—where ghouls may appear right behind you.”
