BGSU Adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the first horror novel, is getting an original theater adaptation at Bowling Green State University, this time staged with puppets. Don’t think that means this will be a lighthearted or cheesy affair: The original “Frankenstein” is a dismal and terrifying book even by today’s standards, and BGSU’s Department of Theatre and Film has promised this will be a dark and faithful adaptation. That means no lightning strikes, a monster that can speak and lots of strangling.

Premieres Thursday, March 27. 8pm March 28-29 and April 3-5; 2pm on March 29-30 and April 5. $10.
Eva Marie Saint Theatre, Wolfe Center for the Arts, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green. 419-372-8171. bgsu.edu/arts

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the first horror novel, is getting an original theater adaptation at Bowling Green State University, this time staged with puppets. Don’t think that means this will be a lighthearted or cheesy affair: The original “Frankenstein” is a dismal and terrifying book even by today’s standards, and BGSU’s Department of Theatre and Film has promised this will be a dark and faithful adaptation. That means no lightning strikes, a monster that can speak and lots of strangling.

Premieres Thursday, March 27. 8pm March 28-29 and April 3-5; 2pm on March 29-30 and April 5. $10.
Eva Marie Saint Theatre, Wolfe Center for the Arts, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green. 419-372-8171. bgsu.edu/arts