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Frankenstein Among the Dead

Frankenstein Among the Dead

adapted by Laramie Dean from the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Thunder and lightning tear apart the night sky while two young women explore the story of Frankenstein: Mary Shelley, who wrote the original novel, and Elsa, mysterious and determined to learn Mary’s secrets, including the most important of all… how to bring the dead to life.

Drama Classical Adaptation Mystery

Recommended for High Schools

Running Time
About 95 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
23 Characters
8 M7 F8 Any Gender
Set
Simple set
Length
81 pages
Free Excerpt

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23 Characters
8 M, 7 F, 8 Any Gender
Mary [F] 123 lines
A novelist; Several monologues
Elsa [F] 136 lines
A mysterious woman
Victor [M] 211 lines
A scientist
Elizabeth [F] 138 lines
Victor’s beloved
Henry Clerval [M] 66 lines
Victor’s best friend
William [A] 47 lines
Victor’s much younger brother
Alphonse [M] 16 lines
Victor’s father
Victor's Mother [F] 29 lines
Victor’s mother
Justine [F] 20 lines
A servant
The Monster [M] 136 lines
Created by Victor
Waldman [A] 8 lines
Victor’s professor
Krempe [A] 9 lines
Victor’s professor
Body Snatcher [A] 32 lines
Employed by Victor
Delacey [M] 36 lines
A blind man
Agatha [F] 18 lines
DeLacey’s daughter
Felix [M] 21 lines
DeLacey’s son
Colin [M] 28 lines
Recently saw Bride of Frankenstein
Mae [F] 29 lines
Recently saw Bride of Frankenstein
Boris [M] 9 lines
An actor; Played by The Monster in voice-over
Ghouls [A]
4 to 6 actors of any gender who can help change scenery in character, interact (silently) with Mary and Elsa, and be a part of angry mob scenes or with the rest of the dead characters at the end of the play.

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