Oct 14, 2026 · 24 min · 8 segments
Host Anthony DiFelice sits down to talk with **Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors** actors Shelby Frye and Jimmy Brown Johnson.
Shelby FryeGuest
Anthony DiFeliceHostJimmy Brown JohnsonGuest
Yeah, and I think that's, I think that's something special that, like, people go in some, uh, people go into a show sometimes with preconceived notions, especially with a word like Dracula.
... over and over, but I do think it matters, right? And when you're talking about, like, comedy, how would you describe the comedy? Is it, is it physical? Is it writing? Is it the way that the actors interact with each other? Like, how would you describe the comedy?
I think this will interest you, having known my last few roles, 'cause every time I've said this to somebody who has seen the last few plays I've been in has been like, "Really?" When I've said this.
[laughs] Um, and so there is, there's a lot of physical comedy, but there's also a lot of, like, situational comedy.
It's not, um, modernized, but there- there is a lot of sort of modern humor to it and- and some, like, modern pop culture references.
And that's saying something because, um, [laughs] if for any of you who don't know, she was the Elephant Man in The Elephant Man.
Uh, contort- contortion and stuff in that one, and running around and jumping over dead bodies in Bug earlier this year.
Yeah, and I think that's, I think that's something special that, like, people go in some, uh, people go into a show sometimes with preconceived notions, especially with a word like Dracula.
... over and over, but I do think it matters, right? And when you're talking about, like, comedy, how would you describe the comedy? Is it, is it physical? Is it writing? Is it the way that the actors interact with each other? Like, how would you describe the comedy?
I think this will interest you, having known my last few roles, 'cause every time I've said this to somebody who has seen the last few plays I've been in has been like, "Really?" When I've said this.
[laughs] Um, and so there is, there's a lot of physical comedy, but there's also a lot of, like, situational comedy.
It's not, um, modernized, but there- there is a lot of sort of modern humor to it and- and some, like, modern pop culture references.
And that's saying something because, um, [laughs] if for any of you who don't know, she was the Elephant Man in The Elephant Man.
Uh, contort- contortion and stuff in that one, and running around and jumping over dead bodies in Bug earlier this year.
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