Who’s who in the Children of the Night cast, featured this October at MainStage Irving * Las Colinas? This description may include spoilers for the show – you’ve been warned! Also, in the spirit of Prost Stage Production (see what we did there), you may want to have a libation while enjoying this article. After all, the word vampire comes from the Greek word meaning “to drink”.

The core cast (that is, the people who play the same characters in all 3 acts) is a family unit.

Our family of vampires includes:

Grimlocke: An immortal twelfth-century knight cursed during the Baltic crusades. He appears to be of advanced middle age, 40s to 60s, world-weary, but with a face that shows a lot of character. More of a Bela Lugosi/Gary Oldman – with just a hint of George Hamilton.

Lilith: Eldest daughter of Grimlocke. Survivor of ethnic cleansing in the Baltic crusades. Appears to be in her late 20s to early 30s. Has a feral / damaged air about her. Constantly disheveled. She’s a bestial vampire, in the traditions of Nosferatu, Diable fantôme, and Vampyr.

Madeline: Middle daughter of Grimlocke. Former concubine from the Italian Renaissance. Appears to be in her mid to late 20s. She is elegant, refined, and voluptuous. The kind of person who can’t say “hello” without a little purr in her voice. She comes from the sultry tradition of Goth knockout succubus vampires.

Helena: Youngest of Grimlocke’s daughters. Aristocrat with sensitive disposition. Appears to be early 20s and preferably somewhat waifish. Think perpetual teenager / sparkling in the light. Yeah, we went there.

In addition to our family pack, clutch, brood, or clan of vampires, we also have a few recurring characters (some of whom play multiple complimentary roles, as each act of the play involves a decades long time jump). For example, the male romantic interest for Helena appears in 3 different roles throughout the play (what can we say – she has a type!).

Other Characters Include:

William/Basil/Jeffery: All classically handsome young men in their 20s. William is a studious but eager young British realtor. Basil is a laid-back British hippie. Jeffery puts on the façade of being a well-bred Southern gentleman, but he hides a dark secret.

Sebastian (young)/Brahm: 20s to 30s. Sebastian is a professional vampire hunter. A zealot’s zealot. Ethnic garb fitting for eastern Europe 1920s. Brahm is his apprentice: a beaten-down young man who knows a life of nothing but service, but who develops into his own man in a return appearance. A somewhat ageless appearance would be helpful for pulling this off.

Sebastian (old)/Innkeeper: Battlescarred old man who walks with a limp. Dedicated to the cause of hunting vampires. The Innkeeper is an older rustic European man who has seen it all.

Villager/Gerald/Tarheel 1: Rustic European villager/Heavyset British aristocrat/Simple working-class man, with Ocracoke accent.

Villager/Bartender/Tarheel 2: Rustic European villager/Swarthy British bartender/Simple working-class man, with Ocracoke accent.

Female Patron/Sarah/Ashley: Common British woman/Young woman dressed as a waitress/Young woman dressed as a house servant.

We will also be auditioning / hiring for technical roles. More on that to come soon.