Arts & Entertainment
Charlotte Resident Adapts Audio Drama in Chicago
Aly Renee Amidei adapts Carmilla for Chicago's Lifeline Theatre, running virtually beginning Oct. 30
Charlotte resident, assistant professor of costume design at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and ensemble member at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre, Aly Renee Amidei, adapts J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s gothic novella Carmilla as an virtual three-part audio drama, premiering Oct. 30.
In Carmilla (An Audio Drama) young Laura is sequestered in a remote castle in Eastern Europe when a fortuitous carriage accident delivers a mysterious house guest, the bewitching Carmilla. While the young women begin to find themselves entangled in forbidden desire, a series of unexplained, grisly murders befalls the neighboring village and woods. Could the legends be true…or is it merely superstition? A visceral feast for the ears, experience J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s entrancing story that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
The audio drama will run Saturday, Oct. 30 – Tuesday, Nov. 30 online. Beginning October 30, the episodes will air week by week until the final episode at which point all will be available for listening until November 30. Ticket holders will receive a password to a private webpage where the episodes will be available for listening. The ticket price is Name Your Price (suggested donation of $20) for full access until November 30. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting www.lifelinetheatre.com or by calling our box office at 773.761.4477.
The rest of cast and production team for Carmilla includes:
CAST: Lifeline Theatre ensemble members Patrick Blashill (Father), Bilal Dardai (Henri/Andrej), & Jenifer Tyler (Madam Perrodon/Mother); with guest artists David Adams (Martin/Peasant), Gabriela Diaz (Bertha/Janna/Peasant), LaQuin Groves (General Speilsdorf/Baron Vordeenburg), Destini Huston (Laura/Young Laura), Michaela Petro (Carmilla), & Joshua J. Razavi (Doctor Hesselius/Matska).
PRODUCTION TEAM: Lifeline Theatre ensemble members Bilal Dardai (Audio Drama Consultant), & Elise Kauzlaric (Dialect Coach); with Amelia Ablan (Production Manager), Keith Conrad (Sound Designer/Engineer), Scott Cummins (Director), & Kate Reed (Stage Manager).
