Shakespeare Theatre’s Frankenstein Reveals the Story Behind the Story
·24 min
A theater podcast interviews the director and two actors from Shakespeare Theatre's production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. They discuss the play's unique structure presenting both the famous novel and the 1816 Lake Geneva ghost story competition where Shelley conceived the story. The conversation explores how this adaptation honors the literary original—with its themes of tragedy, love, poetry—over Hollywood's monster-focused interpretations. Double-cast actors discuss playing both historical figures and their fictional counterparts.
