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The Frankenstein Project

Opening Date: Feb 22, 2024
Closing Date: Mar 10, 2024
The Frankenstein Project

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Playing @
Theater for the New City
155 First Ave, New York, NY 10003
Mary Shelley's timeless novel about the creation of a Monster who is abandoned is brought to the stage by Emmy Award-winning writer (Sesame Street) and La MaMa ETC Series director (Poetry Electric) William Electric Black aka Ian Ellis James. Using 13 original songs and dynamic physical theater staging a la Andrei Serban and The Open Theatre, W. Electric Black brings Shelley’s horrifying ghost story back to life. Musical director William Wagner, who did a masterful arrangement of Mr. Black’s Romeo & Juliet: Tribal Rock Musical, teams up with William Electric Black to heighten the actual story with Into The Woods-like narration, at times, by Mary Shelley and a unique, Jim Henson-like imagineering by a 12-member ensemble.The physically-staged musical production, using four chairs, two platforms and an ensemble of 12 members depicts the book often using Mary Shelley’s own text to tell the Gothic tale of revenge after Victor’s reckless use of knowledge.
Off-Off BroadwayMusical

Performance Schedule

THURSDAY-SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM


Written By
  • William Electric Black

Music
  • William Electric Black

Director
  • William Electric Black

Choreography
  • Lauren Barette

TDF Tickets Offers:

Listed at

Never

Full-price tickets:

$20.75 - $20.75

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    Counter 43".
  • Parking

    SVI Permit.
  • Curb Ramps

    All corners.
  • Passenger Loading Zone

    Front.
  • Restroom

    Unisex: Lobby. Lightweight door 33". Stall 66" x 68". Commode 19". Grab bars.
  • Seating

    Four Theatres: Three on lobby-level (one seating 240, two seating 99 each), one in basement (seats 65). No fixed seating in any of the theaters.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevator: For access to basement theater. Lift for one person using wheelchair and one ambulatory person. Operated with key by house manager.
  • Telephone

    Lobby. Coin slot 61". Cord 29".
  • Entrance

    Ground level. Double doors in series (each 36"). Easy to operate with adequate maneuvering space.
  • Visual Assistance

    None.
  • Water Fountain

    None.
  • Assisted Listening System

    None.
  • Wheelchair Info

    No fixed seating in any of the theaters.

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