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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.

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 95 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
23 Characters
8 M 7 F 8 Any Gender
Set
Simple set
Length
81 pages
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23 Characters

  • 8 Males
  • 7 Females
  • 8 Any Gender
  • Mary Female 123 lines
    A novelist; Several monologues
  • Elsa Female 136 lines
    A mysterious woman
  • Victor Male 211 lines
    A scientist
  • Elizabeth Female 138 lines
    Victor’s beloved
  • Henry Clerval Male 66 lines
    Victor’s best friend
  • William Any gender 47 lines
    Victor’s much younger brother
  • Alphonse Male 16 lines
    Victor’s father
  • Victor's Mother Female 29 lines
    Victor’s mother
  • Justine Female 20 lines
    A servant
  • The Monster Male 136 lines
    Created by Victor
  • Waldman Any gender 8 lines
    Victor’s professor
  • Krempe Any gender 9 lines
    Victor’s professor
  • Body Snatcher Any gender 32 lines
    Employed by Victor
  • Delacey Male 36 lines
    A blind man
  • Agatha Female 18 lines
    DeLacey’s daughter
  • Felix Male 21 lines
    DeLacey’s son
  • Colin Male 28 lines
    Recently saw Bride of Frankenstein
  • Mae Female 29 lines
    Recently saw Bride of Frankenstein
  • Boris Male 9 lines
    An actor; Played by The Monster in voice-over
  • Ghouls Any gender
    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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