The Hypocrites: Frankenstein November 1, 2009

Just in time for Halloween, acclaimed Artistic Director Sean Graney and The Hypocrites take on Mary Shelley's classic novel for an adventurous retelling of Frankenstein. Graney's world-premiere production is performed in promenade, which places the audience onstage amidst the actors, and combines his inventive and poetic adaptation with the famous 1931 film starring Boris Karloff. Inspired by the vast scope of Shelley's novel and the ideas of inventors like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, and J. Robert Oppenheimer, Graney draws from a variety of literary sources for his adaptation, including 'Macbeth,' 'Prometheus Bound,' 'Doctor Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe, and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore' by John Ford. Graney's adaptation combines several historical versions of the gothic tale to craft a contemporary literary monster that captures the pure horror and chilling philosophy of creation carried out in the name of human advancement.