The Beckwith Theatre Company will soon host auditions for its upcoming production “Dracula,” a thriller by Steven Dietz.

The auditions will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 12, at the theater, 100 New York Ave., Dowagiac. All auditions will consist of cold readings from the script; nothing will need to be prepared.

Producers are looking for around four to six women and five to six men for the play.

Roles are (rough ages):

Men:

Renfield: Male, any age (a madman)

Harker: Male, 20s to 40s (Mina’s fiance, a solicitor)

Seward: Male, 20s to 40s (Lucy’s suitor, the head of a lunatic asylum)

Dracula: Male, any age (a Count from Transylvania)

Waiters, Attendants, Vixens: 1-2 Men, any ages

Women:

Mina: Female, 20s to 40s ( a woman in her early 20’s)

Lucy: Female, 20s to 40s (Mina’s friend)

Van Helsing: Female, 30’s to 50’s (a professor)

Vixens, Attendants, Maids: 1 to 2 women, any ages.

The play will be directed and produced by Andi Creasbaum, Tara Schaefer and Matthew Davidson. Production dates are Oct. 20 through 22 and Oct. 27 and 29.

People auditioning should be ready to advise the production team of all conflicts between Aug. 14 and Oct. 29.

Rehearsals will be during other Beckwith shows, and may not always be at the Beckwith Theatre. Actors should expect two to three weeknight rehearsals (7 p.m. to 9 or 9:30 p.m.), and one weekend day rehearsal (time to be scheduled) per week. More rehearsals may be added as tech approaches. Tech week will be from Oct. 15 to 19.

People interested in auditioning but who cannot make the audition date should contact Andi Creasbaum at andrealyn28@gmail.com.

The play is a new adaptation of the tale of Count Dracula, that restores the suspense and seduction of Bram Stoker’s classic novel to the stage, producers said.

As Dracula begins to exert his will upon the residents of London, they try to piece together the clues of his appearances in a valiant attempt to save themselves from a hideous fate.

Rich with both humor and horror, this play paints a wickedly theatrical picture of Stoker’s famous vampire, producers said.

“Dracula” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc.