The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College (MCC) is proud to announce auditions for their fall production of
Frankenstein by Danielle Mohlman, directed by Jay Geller. Based on the novel
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Mohlman has created a new and unique version of this tale of gothic horror.
When Mary Shelley sits down to write
Frankenstein, she’s 18 years old with everything to prove. Her husband, the poet Percy Shelley, is too full of himself to notice his wife’s phenomenal talent. She’s grieving the death of her infant daughter, and in this era of gothic literature, no one wants to believe that the darkness on the page mirrors the storm in her own head. That is, until her mother shows up. The only problem is, Mary Wollstonecraft died when Shelley was just ten days old. This adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel explores monsters and the women who create them. It’s a play that asks the age-old question: How far would you go to outrun your ghosts? (Mohlman)
There are roles for 12 actors of all genders: Mary Shelley (who also plays the Creature), Percy Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, Victor Frankenstein, Henry Clerval, Alphonse Frankenstein, Monsieur Beaufort, Caroline Frankenstein, Elizabeth Lavenza, Madame Delacey, Agatha Delacey, William Frankenstein, Justine Moritz, and the party, a chorus of young men and women who grace the Shelley household. For full character descriptions and ages, visit
www.mchenry.edu/blackbox. Some roles will be doubled.
Auditions will be held on Monday and Tuesday, August 21 and 22 from 6 – 8 p.m. in The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College. Callbacks will be held on Thursday, August 24 from 6 – 10 p.m. Please prepare a two-minute serious monologue. At callbacks, actors will read from the script.
Rehearsals will begin on Monday, August 28 and will be held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 6 – 9:30 p.m. Performances will be October 20–22, 28 and 29, November 3–5, and a special performance on Halloween, Tuesday, October 31.
To sign up for auditions, go to
www.mchenry.edu/blackbox.
The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College is located at 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012. Please park in Lot C and enter Building E. The theatre will be directly to your right. For more information, please contact Jay Geller at
jgeller@mchenry.edu.
