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Show 'Hotel Frankenstein' is the place for monsters and vampires If you're in the mood for some Halloween fun, complete with the mst famous monsters and vampires vam-pires in spookdom, Valley Center Playhouse is the place to go! Hotel Frankenstein opens Friday, Fri-day, Oct. 6. It is a light hearted tale and has become the theater's popular popu-lar annual how returning each October. The characters include all of the ol' favorites, Dr. Frankenstein, Franken-stein, Egar the monster, Count Dracula and his wife, Natasha, Frankenstein's Monster, and a crew of mortals. When Dr. Frankenstein, played by Peter Van Orman, needs a live human brain for his monster, he lists his castle with a travel agency in hopes of getting lots of tourists from which to choose a suitable specimen. Only the Woodknocker's book reservations and the brain pickings pick-ings in that family are pretty slim. Mr. Woodknocker is an old retired re-tired vaudeville star and is played by Mark Stockwell (understudied by Bob Farris). Mrs. Woodknocker is tired of her husbands theatrical games and is played by Nola Smith (understudied by Tessie Bylund). Jr. Woodknocker is an amateur detective and is played by Chad Robertson (understudied by Stephen Hodgekinson), and Miriam Woodknocker, pretty leading lady, is played by Candy Woodcox. Dr. Frankenstein makes his choice anyway, and the plot thick ens, with the bunglingover-worked Egor, (role shared by Joseph Sorensen and Mike Renstrom), and the "charming Count Dracula, (played by Robert Defendi), and his jealous but reformed cranberry juice drinking Natasha (role is shared by Janet Panhorst and Tawni Bristol), Bris-tol), who drops in (from the sky of course). You haven't seen a stage romance ro-mance to compare with the one that develops between Wolfman, played by Aaron Merrill, and the pretty leading lady. Mrs. McGonigal, the Woodknock-ers, Woodknock-ers, screaming, traveling companion compan-ion is played by Madeline Watkins and Frankenstein's Monster by Michael Christiansen. Hotel Frankenstein is a comedy spiced with thrills and chills and is suitable for five years of age and up. It is guaranteed to send you from the theater howling with laughter, laugh-ter, or fear, or maybe both. A costume contest is planned. Prizes will be awarded for most scary, funny, pretty, and original. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30. The show will run each Friday, Saturday, and Monday through Oct. 23, then on Oct. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 30. The location is 780 N. 200 East, Lindon. Please call for reservations and group information at 785-1186, or 224-5310. |