Theatre "For Vampires By Vampires"
La Commedia del Sangue: The Vampyr Theatre claimed to be a theater "run by vampires for vampires," and actively encouraged the audience and the press to believe that there were vampires in the audience and among the cast. In the Cooper Pioneer, Denise Ng wrote "I was hesitant about going, fearing that the play was all a hoax aimed at luring people into the theater to be sucked dry." There was also rumors at the time that local vampires were used by the troupe to harass and discourage competition.
Although Sokol admitted "It's easier to work with actors than with people who think they're vampires. I'd say that about one-eighth of the audience actually think they're vampires. The rest are like me and just like horror.' Some of his cast fall into the think-they-are category, but most are just actors."
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