Van Helsing and Harker try to repel Dracula. From left, Leigh Wilkinson III as Dracula, Tim MacLeod as Van Helsing, Bryanne MacMillan as John Harker. Submitted photo by Josie French

Tim McLeod as Abraham Van Helsing, middle, and Bryanne MacMillan as John Harker, left, try to repel Dracula portrayed by Leigh Wilkinson III in the Monmouth Community Players’ fall production of “Dracula.” The play will wrap up with performances at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, and Sunday, Nov. 10, at Cumston Hall in Monmouth. The stage play was written by the Irish actor and playwright Hamilton Deane in 1924, then revised by the American writer John L. Balderston in 1927. It was the first authorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula.” Abraham Van Helsing (Tim MacLeod) investigates the mysterious illness of a young woman, Lucy Seward (Allie Lerch), with the help of her father and fiancé. He discovers she is the victim of Count Dracula (Leigh Wilkinson III), a powerful vampire who is feeding on her blood. The men follow one of Dracula’s servants to the vampire’s hiding place, where they kill him with a stake to the heart. The cast of “Dracula” includes Bryanne MacMillan and Nick Farrand, both of Lewiston; Tim MacLeod of Auburn; Allie Lerch of Litchfield; Birdie Gay of North Monmouth; Leigh Wilkinson III of Hallowell; Brittany Bazinet of Greene; and Phillip Easterbrooks of Winthrop. Tickets are available for purchase on the MCP website at monmouthcommunityplayers.org. Cumston Hall is located at 796 Main St., Monmouth. For more information, contact the MCP Box Office at mcpboxoffice@gmail.com or 207-370-9566.