CREATING MONSTERS
by Owen Robertson
It is 1816, the Year without a Summer, and the greatest ghost story of all time is about to begin. But in order for that to happen, Mary must work through her self-doubts of womanhood, her place as a writer, her conflict with her dead mother, and Claire, always Claire there in her life, not to mention Percy, the ultimate bad boy Lord Byron, and the boyish advances of Dr. John Polidori. Tucked away in Byron’s villa in Switzerland, these five people are present at the inception of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly’s
Frankenstein. Discover how a young girl becomes an independent woman, a free thinker for the ages, navigates a complicated love life, and establishes herself as one of the greatest storytellers of all time.
- Cast Size: 3M 2W
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Owen Robertson is a veteran theater artist with over 30 years on the stage. He is also the founder and executive producer of the LAB Theater Project, a professional theater company in Tampa, Florida dedicated to producing new works from emerging playwrights since 2015. He holds a Bachelor’s in English with a focus on Dramaturgy, from Saint Leo University, and an MFA in Writing for the Stage and Screen from the New Hampshire Institute of Art. He is currently ABD in his Doctorate of Education from the University of Florida where his focus is developing curricula for actors to have professional development in Tampa Bay.
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