Dracula’s Speakeasy

Dracula’s Speakeasy is an immersive, 21-and-over live theater performance of Bram Stoker’s Dracula staged inside Cinema Salem in October. For the night, the theater is set up as a speakeasy with low light, a bar at one end and servers moving through with the next glass. There is no stage: the cast performs beside, around and behind the guests. It is not a haunted house and nothing jumps out of the walls; the evening is built around storytelling and drinks.

The show follows the shape of Stoker’s 1897 novel, which is told through journals, letters and logs, and turns its documents into four chapters, each paired with a drink from the Blood Bar: The First Bite, Fresh Blood, The Crypt and Dracula’s Kiss. Five actors with backgrounds in stage, film, opera and stand-up carry the roughly 90-minute performance, with Dina Selimovic playing the Count. Guests are never asked to perform, though they may be spoken to.

What to Know

• The 2026 run is three performances on October 16 and 17, including a matinee.
• Every ticket includes four drinks, and each one can be poured without alcohol on request.
• All guests must be 21 or older and bring ID.
• The show was written and produced by E.A. Clifton and is presented by GlitchTV with Cinema Salem, on the Essex Pedestrian Mall.