Frankenstein, Shakespeare Theatre Company
There's a joke that's circulated the internet for many years, in three parts: Frankenstein is the monster Frankenstein is not the monster Frankenstein IS the monster It's been many years since I read Mary Shelley's novel, but I remember the continual surprise of who these characters were divorced from the accumulated 200+ years of cultural baggage. The creature was constructed to be beautiful, not hideous and bedecked with neck-bolts from Hollywood, and he spoke eloquently and passionately to his creator. Victor Frankenstein was more than just the mad scientist in the lab, playing with lightning, he was... the worst kind of grad student, the most irresponsible creator, the... well, the Worst. Nick Westrate and Rebecca S'manga Frank in Frankenstein at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Photo by DJ Corey Photography. In Emily Burns's adaptation of Frankenstein , the story's center is shifted away from the creature and the frightening work of the lab, and into the...
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