This week, the Murray State University Department of Theatre will put on a showing of the classic "Frankenstein." Director Daryl Phillipy speaks with Tracy Ross on Sounds Good about how he’s adapted the classic work.
Phillipy says the adaptation comes from a dramatization of Mary Shelley’s novel by R.N. Sandberg. It stays faithful to the original, and includes modern elements. The production features five actors playing one or more roles each.
Visuals and spectacle play a large part of the experience, with special detail paid to storytelling to create an immersive stage. The director also says themes of love and rejection come through in the script.
He hopes audiences come away with an understanding of diversity and how to reconcile differences.
The performance opens Thursday night at Robert E. Johnson Theater on Murray State’s campus. For tickets, visit murraystatetickets.com or call the MSU theater office.
