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I Am Frankenstein

Adapted by John Haman from the novel by Mary Shelley
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

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Product specification details
Genre Drama
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

* Listed royalties are minimum rates for non-professional and school productions. Actual rates will be calculated during checkout. Professional rates are determined after an application is submitted.

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...

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