Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Driven by monstrous ambition, Victor Frankenstein dares to create life from death—unleashing a forsaken Creature who seeks vengeance for his abandonment. Framed by the famous night when Mary Shelley and her friends challenged one another to invent a terrifying tale, this powerful adaptation places Shelley center stage. Story and storyteller blur as the ensemble conjures her gothic masterpiece, revealing creation as something wild and dangerous. This spine-tingling new take on literature’s famous monster is perfect for the chills of autumn.