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Local theater group brings
Shelley’s monster to life
QUATRO OAKLEY/'I m: HaTTAI.ion
BY TRAVIS IRBY
The Battalion
group of local thespians is cre
ating a monster in the spirit of
the Halloween season. Stage-
Center Theater is presenting
“Frankenstein,” a play based on
Mary Shelley’s horror classic.
The play will be performed at
7:30 p.m. every Thursday, Friday
and Saturday through Oct. 31.
Mike Gonzales is directing his second production
for StageCenter with “Frankenstein.” Gonzales, who
made his directorial debut with last fall’s “Arsenic
and Old Lace,” has been involved with the local the
ater group since 1989.
Gonzales said the play is based on an old story that
also could be a modern story.
“It parallels modern struggles with technology,”
Gonzales said. “Dr. Frankenstein’s passion to recreate
human life is his downfall.”
Gonzales said the play, written by Victor Gi-
alanella in 1979, is closer to Shelley’s book than
most movie versions.
“It is very accurate, and the dialogue is great,” he said.
While the play stays close to the hook, there are
some changes.
The play is set in the 1890s, and Dr. Frankenstein
inhabits a mansion instead of a castle.
Gonzales said because of the setting of theater,
some small changes were necessary.
“Being a non-profit group, we have limited period
pieces, so you have to stretch the imagination,” Gon
zales said.
Gonzales said the play will be an intense experience.
“It will be very scary and intense,” he said. “I want
people to be really scared.”
The cast is enthusiastic about tackling such a hal
lowed tale of horror.
Bill Chadwick, who plays Lionel Mueller, a friend
of the Frankenstein family, said his character is close
to Dr. Frankenstein in the beginning, but the monster’s
actions change the relationship.
“Mueller has to arrest someone close to Franken
stein when the monster is responsible for the murder,”
he said.
Chadwick said he has enjoyed working on the play.
“This is the best show I’ve been in yet,” Chadwick
said. “I feel it is going to do well with the audience.”
Dr. Robert Carter, a psychologist with Student
Counseling Services, plays DeLacy, a blind man who
befriends the creature!
He said his character’s relationship with the mon
ster is unique.
“He is not frightened by the creature, due to his
blindness,” Carter said. “He benefits from the crea
ture, because he is also lonely and rejected.”
Carter said his role also carries a message.
“It points out the fallacy of rejecting someone due
to their appearance,” he said.
StageCenter does not have the benefit of advanced
special effects, but the cast and crew want to deliver
a satisfying look at the creature.
Tracy Johnson, who plays Hans Metz and is also a
makeup artist for the play, said the makeup will ac
centuate the monster’s deadened appearance.
“In his look, we want to expose that he was creat
ed from dead bodies, with lots of scars and a pallid
complexion,” Johnson said. “I think the effect will be
unexpected for live theater. ”
Allen Menefee, who plays Frankenstein’s monster,
said the role is a dream come true for him.
"/t parallels modem struggles
with technology. Dr. Frankenstein's
passion to recreate human life is
his downfall."
— Mike Gonzales
“Frankenstein” director
“It is every kid’s dream to play a monster,” Mene
fee said.
He said he will try to present the creature as a sym
pathetic character.
“He is a sad figure, like a child,” Menefee said. “He
is a monstrous thing that only kills out of self-defense.
He later seeks revenge against the doctor, creating a
sad story.”
“Frankenstein” offers audiences not only a chance
at some season-inspired terror but also an opportuni
ty to enjoy the arts.
Chadwick said the play is a different medium than
movies and television.
“Movies have the same set shot every time you see
it,” Chadwick said. “With a play, every night is a lit
tle different.”
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