Frame of Reference Productions adapts both a book and a movie for the stage while still making the production uniquely its own. This pays off for Gods and Monsters at Theater Wit this spring and hopefully, ticket sales reflect that.
Director Paul Oakley Stovall brings Frankenstein back to life by telling this tale from a Black and queer perspective. Writer Thomas Mullen rejuvenates the text from the 1995 novel Father of Frankenstein in surprising ways by injecting bits of humor into the storyline.
This could have been a risky move and everything could have fallen apart, but the team all did their part to stitch each piece together artistically.