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A country girl at heart, Cilla was born and raised on a cattle property in South East Queensland. Along with her three siblings, Cilla was home educated and from an early age took a keen interest in music, singing, acting and dance. Cilla went on to study at the Central Qld Conservatorium of music where she completed a Bachelor of Musical Theatre in 2006. Whilst at the Conservatorium Cilla performed roles in musicals, plays and Operettas such as Footloose, The Three Penny Opera, Cinderella, Copacabana and The Little Shop of Horrors.

Since completing her degree Cilla has performed roles in amateur productions of Fiddler on The Roof, Cats, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Spamalot as well as roles in professional productions of Tales My Mother Told Me (Qld Arts Council) and featured as a soloist in several Opera North (Mackay Branch) productions. In 2009 Cilla was selected to represent Australia in the World Championships of Performing Arts and traveled to the USA where the event is held annually in Los Angeles. She was a successful competitor in her age group and received awards for Music Theatre, Opera and Jazz vocal categories.

Cilla is making her debut at Dracula’s as part of the “Black Blood” cast and is very excited to be a part of such an energetic and creative team.

Drummer, Chris “Zoo” Keipert moved to the Gold Coast from Adelaide in 2006 and started performing at Dracula’s in the show Fangs and Fetish. Chris started drum lessons at age 10 and after High School (and a few other attempted University courses such as Archaeology and Science!) went to the Conservatorium of Music at Adelaide University where he completed a Bachelor of Music (majoring in jazz drums) followed by a Diploma in Education.

After working as a full time teacher for the education department for 2 years and playing up to 4 gigs a week in Adelaide’s top cover bands and jazz groups, he decided a change of scenery was needed……and hasn’t looked back!

When not bashing the skins at Draculas’, Black Blood is his fourth show at the theatre, Chris divides his time between giving private drum tuition and studying Law!

Dracula’s talented high flying drummer ‘Zoo’ loves putting on make up and coming to work. “Hey, what other job do you get to do that?!”

Hailing all the way from Japan, David Kume was raised on the Gold Coast from the young age of two. After picking up a guitar during the 6th grade, he quickly developed a strong passion for music. Practicing extensively during his schooling years, learning the bass guitar along the way, he found himself playing in various stage, concert, and original bands utilising his unique musical abilities.

Joining the talented cast of Dracula's in early 2009 and performing his second season as a Musical Vampire, David is very excited to be part of Black Blood playing, amongst many, the role of "Kamikaze D".

Pianist/Vocalist/Musical Director Pollyanna Jones started her musical Journey from the tender age of 9.  She performed in many concerts and competitions and won many awards. A classically trained pianist  and  in her teens got the taste for pop and rock music.  Polly later on decided it wasn't enough and then moved on to completing her "Advanced Diploma of Music" in Jazz in 2008 where she majored in both piano and vocals and won the "Brad Rogers Memorial Award for Musical Excellence".  Not only does Pollyanna sing and tickle the Ivories, but also the guitar, key-tar, accordion and clarinet.  She also writes her own songs and is currently working on her own album.  There is no doubt that this little brunette was born with music running thru her veins and fingers.

Pollyanna's creative abilities don't stop at music...she is also an accomplished illustrator and painter and has a diploma in "Graphic Art and Design" and has won many awards in this area as well.  Before joining the very talented cast at Dracula's, Polly was a professional graphic artist in the fashion industry and also played the circuit of piano bars and restaurants around the Gold Coast and Brisbane as a solo performer.

Pollyanna loves her work at the Cabaret Restaurant and is now in her fourth show (Black Blood) with the company.  Its a great gig where she gets to be an 'All-rounder ' -  she is the Lead Singer and Pianist of the Jazz Band - "The Spine Crunchers".  She makes her own Jazz arrangements for the Band - turning popular rock songs into swinging tunes;  Gets to rock out on the keys in the show playing all styles of music;  Plays a few parts on stage, and behind the scenes - the Musical Director.  What more could a Musical Vampire want!

Actor/vocalist Richard Macionis is no stranger to the live stage – he comes to Dracula’s following years of working extensively on the Australian live circuit, as lead singer of many bands, in Cabaret, Musical Theatre and television. In 2002 Richard began his association at Dracula’s Melbourne theatre, completing two shows, Resurrection and Bloodlust. In 2006, he did a two month guest spot on the Gold Coast, reprising his Bloodlust role, and there he has stayed, performing in Fangs N Fetish, Beasts of Burlesque, Vampirates and now in Blackblood.

A featured performer in the 2009 reunion and the original touring cast of Countdown The Musical Comedy, Richard delighted audiences around Australia with his impersonations of the likes of Simon LeBon, Brian Mannix, and yes… Wham! Richard has also worked in cabaret in both Hong Kong and Singapore, and performed Commedia Del Arte with Melbourne’s Masquerade Productions in Carnevale! He also appeared as hamburger shop manager “Richard” in the long running Australian TV soapie, Neighbours.

With a regular singing guest on Network Ten’s Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton, Richard, is also a songwriter and is know and respected amongst his peers in the recording industry.

Richard has an extensive background in television production, beginning as a reporter on Channel 7’s children’s program Rewind, and later working as a producer on such shows as The Price Is Right, GMA, and Healthy Wealthy & Wise. As Director of his own production company he has developed many projects for network TV, including the successful late night chat and music show, The Big Night In with John Foreman. Richard is also an artist manager, representing some of Australia’s key television and music idols, including John Foreman (Australian Idol).

Born and raised in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Rudi was educated under the Catholic Church during the seventies and eighties. He missed out on the sex, drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll, but always felt there was something weird going on around him. At the tender age of 16 he was handed a bass guitar and he soon learned! “Rock ‘n’ Roll, Sex and Drugs” were introduced during a brief stint in Community Theatre, and at age 23 a professional career began with the Melbourne theatre restaurant, ‘Dirty Dicks’. Rudi then went on to a successful season at ‘Witches ‘n’ Britches theatre restaurant, providing 10 years of good employment from Melbourne’s underbelly of entertainment. A dark and seedy apprenticeship was completed with a short encounter with the sleazy Melbourne night club scene.

Now a fully fledged Vampire, the education is complete. Having spent three years at the Dracula’s Gold Coast venue, Rudi is delighted to be part of Black Blood, his fourth season in the sunshine state. But… don’t let the sunshine in – let the slaughter begin! The allure of the Gold Coast is too inviting for a vampire this ravenous.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while she pondered weak and weary..." Raven gently spread her wings, took off from the snow-covered hills of Northern Norway and ended up with fangs on the Gold Coast.

After three years of classical vocal training at a music college in her home-town, and a variety of musical shows in the land where she hatched, Raven is now building a nest in Australia.

Down-under Raven has been a part of a funk/hip-hop dance crew ("BodyBeats") in 2006, and performed with the comedy troupe "The Gold Coast Comix" at Byron Bay Blues & Roots Festival the same year. Since then she has regularly performed with original, six-piece Gold Coast band "taylor" who recently recorded an album (to be released this year). In 2009 Raven together with three other actors from "Zeal Theatre" created and performed a character-driven, physical-theatre piece that toured in schools throughout Queensland.