Carmilla

Richmond Triangle Players is proud to present a Developmental Reading of a new work by the multi-faceted actor/director/playwright Claire Wittman: Carmilla! Inspired by the 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla is a foundational work of English-language vampire literature that predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years.

Carmilla defined the vampire fiction genre and Gothic horror in general and is regarded as one of the most influential vampire stories of all time. It's title character is the literary prototype for the female and lesbian vampires in fiction.