Appleseed Productions
Playing With Fire (after Frankenstein)
 
Directed by William Edward White

October 19 - November 3, 2007

Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays at 2pm

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As the play begins, an exhausted and dying Victor Frankenstein has finally tracked down his Creature in the lonely, frozen tundra of the North Pole. Determined to right the wrong he has committed by, at last, destroying the malignant evil he believes he has created, Frankenstein finds that he must first deal with his own responsibility and guilt – for, as their fascinating confrontation develops, it is evident that the Creature has become a pathetic, lonely and even sensitive being who wants only to find love and that he, Frankenstein, by intruding into the very secrets of life, is truly the evil one. As the two debate, scenes from the past flash by: Frankenstein's young bride, whom the Monster killed out of pique when the scientist failed to provide him with a mate of his own; the brilliant, quick-witted Professor Krempe, Frankenstein's university mentor; and moments between the youthful Victor and his brother, who also fell victim to the Creature's vengeance. Ultimately the exchange between Frankenstein and the Creature becomes a confrontation between parent and child, scientist and experiment, rejection and love, and even good and evil – culminating in the Creature's agonizing question, "Why did you make me?"

Cast

Frankenstein

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gundersen

The Creature

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan D. Stillman

Victor

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Simmons

Adam, the creature

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Weatherup

Elizabeth

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Brown

Professor Krempe

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael A. Bolio

The Bride

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo D'Aloisio
Production Staff

Director

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

William Edward White

Producer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Linda Lance

Production Designer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

William Edward White

Costumer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

John Poorman

Stage Manager

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Judy Kishtok

Kitchen Managers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marty Shay

Lyndi Mott

Box Office Managers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Patricia Elise Catchouny

Pat Marzola

Wendy Huntley

Scenic Artist

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alan D. Stillman

Seamstress

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Linda Lowen

Master Electricians

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dan Randall

Michael A. Bolio

Master Carpenter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michael A. Bolio

Master Rigger

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Paul Gundersen

The Creature's Make-up

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alan D. Stillman

The Bride's Make-up

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Linda Lowen

Adam's Make-up

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liam Fitzpatrick

Lockets

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Betty Jane Herloski

Light/Sound Board Op

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

William Edward White

Set Construction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joanne Basta

Michael A. Bolio

Rebecca Brown

Paul Gundersen

Michael Shay

Mark Weatherup

Program & Poster Design

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jon Wilson

Show Logo Design

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

William Edward White

Appleseed Artistic Director

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jon Wilson

Ticket Prices (includes dessert and beverage at Intermission):
Adults: $15          Seniors* and Students: $12

*Seniors are adults age 60 and over

 

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