I Am Frankenstein
Length: 90 minutes
Cast Size:
10-25 actors (suggested casting: 3F, 4M, 6 any)
Genre:
Drama
Sub-Genre:
Horror, Adaptation
Synopsis:
I Am Frankenstein unearths two creatures who were tortured and abandoned by their makers: Victor’s famous monster, and the teenage writer Mary Shelley herself. A highly theatrical retelling of Shelley's classic, the play adds two principal characters: a haunting chorus known as The Blackbirds, and the troubled Mary Shelley, the story’s creative force. Victor, a promising student obses...Read More
I Am Frankenstein unearths two creatures who were tortured and abandoned by their makers: Victor’s famous monster, and the teenage writer Mary Shelley herself. A highly theatrical retelling of Shelley's classic, the play adds two principal characters: a haunting chorus known as The Blackbirds, and the troubled Mary Shelley, the story’s creative force. Victor, a promising student obses...Read More
Genre | Drama |
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Sub-genre | Horror, Adaptation |
Length Type | Full-Length |
Theme | Experimental, Supernatural |
Author Display | Adapted by John Haman from the novel by Mary Shelley |
Cast Size | 10-25 actors (suggested casting: 3F, 4M, 6 any) |
Approx. Running Time | 90 minutes |
* Minimum Royalty: $80.00 / performance
Script PDF: $10.00
Acting Edition Book: $10.99
Stage Manager Edition: $24.99
I Am Frankenstein unearths two creatures who were tortured and abandoned by their makers: Victor’s famous monster, and the teenage writer Mary Shelley herself. A highly theatrical retelling of Shelley's classic, the play adds two principal characters: a haunting chorus known as The Blackbirds, and the troubled Mary Shelley, the story’s creative force. Victor, a promising student obsessed with alchemy, reanimates human life in the basement laboratory of a vacationing professor, only to abandon his creature and allow it to slowly exact revenge...