Vampire Dreams

The play revolves around Edward Weyland, a 2,000-year-old vampire who poses as a professor. He is forced to see a therapist in order to maintain his employment. During these sessions his doctor realizes his identity, leading to encounters of humor and suspense. "The device for the play is that of a modern and successful psychoanalyst who finds herself strangely attracted to her patient, a renowned anthropology professor who claims to be a vampire. The doctor of course, knows there are no such things as vampires but his sophisticated and erudite manner becomes an obsessive fascination ... Charnas's dialogue is stylish and witty a contemporary comedy with an unsettling mixture of romance, mysticism, fantasy and sophistication ... the play is mesmerizing." A J Esta, Dramalogue

"... a wonderful tale of deceptions, seduction, destruction, and romance." -Kathleen Baca, San Francisco Sentinel

"Charnas clearly knows her way around the undead. Her play is full of savvy, one to tempted to say biting, wit, with a realistic, common-sense attitude toward vampirism ... The dialogue is bright and crisp ... Highly unsafe sex." -Gerald Nachman, San Francisco Chronicle