"MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN: A Chilling New Production Hits Philadelphia this Halloween"

PHILADELPHIA - Oct. 6, 2024 - PRLog -- Center City Stage presents a bold Halloween experience with a fresh, haunted look at Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on October 31, 2024.

This Halloween, step inside Mary Shelley's living nightmare, as a striking, gritty adaptation of her literary masterpiece, Frankenstein, comes to life in the heart of Philadelphia. This production of the David Catlin adaptation, directed by Ellie Mooney features Anat Cogan, Mary Martello, T.J. Wagner, Campbell O'Hare, Dan Olmstead, and Kyle McClellan, and runs October 31 through November 3 at the Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3.

A vicious storm rages outside. Inside, a group of young artists are left without a muse, and to their own dark, twisted devices. No service, no problem: when the real world conjures too much darkness, build a bigger monster.

Director Ellie Mooney says, "When you think of Frankenstein, you think of the monster: a frightening corpse revived by a strike of lightning. He has deep-set eyes and a prominent brow, bolts protruding from the sides of his neck, maybe a few choice terrifying stitches on his skin. But what's even more terrifying, is the woman who created him. Mary Shelley's novel has gifted us centuries of horror. I want to launch you inside of her head, inside of the reality of the night she felt compelled to write it, after which nothing was ever the same again."

David Catlin's adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein premiered in Chicago in 2019. The founding members, creative and design team for Center City Stage's production includes Anna Bailey, Anat Cogan, BillyD Hart,  Angela Jenkins, Jesse Jones, Mary Martello, Ellie Mooney, Dan Olmstead, Matthew Pettigrew, Beka Roush, Alanna J. Smith, Chris Miller, Roman Tatarowicz.

Running October 31 through November 2, 2023, in Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio Theatre on 3, performances of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein are held at 8:00 PM Thursday, 7:30 PM Friday and Saturday, with Matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 PM.

Tickets start at $25. All tickets can be purchased by visiting https://www.centercitystage.com/ .

AT A GLANCE

What: MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN

Who: Center City Stage

Where: Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3 (825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, 3rd Floor)

When: Oct 31-Nov 3