Every night Laura goes to bed and dreams of a beautiful woman crawling into her bedroom. When Carmilla arrives on her doorstep after a freak accident, Laura and her Father uncover the truth about the intoxicating stranger.

Enter the vampiric nightclub the “Electric Chapel” and dance like the undead as Laura recounts her story of faith, danger, and discovery in a queer love story like you’ve never seen before.

Carmilla: A Dance with Death is a dance-theatre play based on the novella Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. This production will be mounted for performance during Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2024 and is the first venture of the Next Life Theatre Company.

Brayden Stallman – Director and Playwright
Franchesca Parker – Choreographer and Playwright
Elizabeth Muriel – Executive Producer and Casting Director
Gretchen D’Amato – Scenic and Props Designer
Bethany Qian – Lighting and Sound Designer
Katie Harris – Costume Designer
Niamh Sherlock – Marketing Director
Ava Pirie – Dramaturg
Zoe Gilmore – Stage Manager
Emily Muirhead – Asst. Stage Manager
Krystal Rosa – Dance Captain

Gianna Carnevalino – Laura
Rasheda Sesay – Carmilla
Alicia Brogan – Father
Krystal Rosa, Joshua Schwartz – Featured Dancers