Culture & Folklore
Five Carpathian Folktales That Deserve a Broadway Stage — and Have Nothing to Do With Vampires
Western audiences have long allowed Bram Stoker's Gothic imagination to define their understanding of Eastern European storytelling. But the Carpathian region and its neighboring cultures harbor a wealth of folktales far more psychologically complex, dramatically rich, and theatrically daring than any vampire narrative — and it is long past time for American playwrights and producers to take notice.