This year’s fall production, “Dracula”, is the first since the revival of Springbrook High School’s Drama Club. With less than a month until opening night, “Dracula’s” director Adrienne D’Orazio shared her expectations for the production.

Q: “What about this play makes it difficult?”

A: “The problem with this play that we had was, this is a serious play. It’s a drama; we’ve never done a drama before at Springbrook. They [past productions] have all been fun, happy, exciting, and so one of the hardest things we had happen was that a lot of the characters came in with a comedic temperament… so they weren’t able to become a serious actor for the audition.”

Q: “Can you describe the scale of the set of Dracula?”

A: “We use the whole stage. However, we will use stage right for act one, stage left for act two, and the whole stage for act three.”

Q: “What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a teacher and a director at Springbrook?”

A: “I get to know the students better, I’m in the building consistently, I have complete access to the auditorium and stage, and I get to work with other staff members. But it can be difficult to find time to do tasks required to produce and direct a large scale production.”

Q: “What are your concerns and emotions as opening night approaches?”

A: “Many emotions. Nervous that I will forget to complete something, worried the set won’t be done in time, concerned that actors may not know their lines, excited for opening night. I am a ball of emotions.”

Q: “What are you hoping the audience will take from the performance?”

A: “I am hoping that the audience will see a more serious side to our theatre department. We have done mostly comedies in the past two years, so it is time for us to show how versatile we can be with regard to performing and designing a show.”

The play’s opening night is Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m.