clive barker's frankenstein in love

American Premiere Production
May 22, 1996

frankenstein in love
A Grand Guignol Romance
Inspired by Mary Shelly's Frankenstein

Directed by Russell Blackwood
     

"Studying Frankenstein in Love with fresh eyes, I was taken aback by how unrelentingly grim it is. There are some dark journeys taken in The Books of Blood, to be sure, but I can't think of a tale even there that so obsessively circles on images of death and taboo. I don't remember my state of mind when I wrote the play (perhaps that's for the best) but plainly I was in pursuit of an experience that would push the audience to its limits." --Clive Barker

“Director Russell Blackwood, his hard-working designers and a cast of 10 go at the material with a conviction that’s both impressive and exhausting...apocalyptic laughs along with lots of well contrived gore.”
                                            -- San Francisco Chronicle

artwork by clive barker

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The Cast

Maria Reina Duran, a dead fan dancer........................Rehane Abrams
President Garcia Heliodoro Perez, a failed autocrat.....Greg Bryan
Cockatoo, a revolutionary..........................................Antonio Aldarondo
Ceasar Guerrero; El Coco, a visionary........................Liam Sanchez
Veronique Flecker, one of Frankenstein's victims.........Cat Schaulis
Cardinal Armitano, a Christian.....................................Lluis Valls
Follezou, a creature.....................................................Kim Larsen
Mattos, another creature.............................................Jonathan Gonzalez
Lazaro, a half-witted friend of Maria's..........................Carlo D'Amore
Dr. Joseph Frankenstein, a monster..............................Nick Scoggins
Camilo Bozuffi, a homosexual tailor..............................Kim Larsen
Doctor Fook, a cross-dressing pathologist...................Jonathan Gonzalez

Producer and Director: Russell Blackwood
Choreographer: Carol Doda
Fight Director: Larry Henderson
Scene Designer: Donyale Werle
Costume Design: Dara Gabrielle Sobel
Make-up and Special Effects: Keith Bishop
Lighting Designer: Paul Jepson
Sound Designer: Jim Toczyl
Stage Manager: Laurent Martini
Business Manager: Angela Rome

Produced in association with Bindlestiff Studio
American Premiere: May 22, 1996 at Bindlestiff Studio, S.F.
Original artwork courtesy of Clive Barker

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