*** Frankenstein: The Rock Opera National Tour***
Currently being planned for Fall 2005
For more information contact :
info@frankensteintherockopera.com

- F r a n k e n s t e i n :  T h e  R o c k  O p e r a -
-  U p c o m i n g   S h o w s ,   F a l l   2 0 0 4 -

October 18, 3:30 p.m. & October 19, 6:30 p.m.
Professional staged reading of Frankenstein: The Rock Opera,
Ripley-Grier Studios, New York City.
For more info, email info@frankensteintherockopera.com

November 3, 1 p.m.
"From Classroom to Stage: The Writing of a Rock Opera",
University School, Milwaukee, WI

November 4, 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.  &  November 5, 10 a.m.
"The Making of Frankenstein: The Rock Opera",
as part of the national tour of the American Library Association's
"Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature"



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Frankenstein: The Rock Opera in the News
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Interviews on N P R

10-17-03 "Frankenstein" Feature
                                            
- Reporter Scott Jagow
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10-17-03 "Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins"
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(22:50 realplayer)

"A new kind of theatrical beast... A rock opera of Mary Shelley's classic novel, "Frankenstein." The show's creators describe it as Led Zeppelin meets Andrew Lloyd Webber. ?..."

Charlotte Observer " Monster Hits Creep Onto The Stage"

"Davidson students' `Frankenstein' rock opera leads charge of Halloween productions ..."

Charlotte Magazine "Best of the Month"

"Did Mary Shelley envision throbbing bass lines and crying electric guitar riffs when she penned Frankenstein in 1818?..."

Lake Norman Times "Feature Series"

Part I: "A Moster Undertaking" " For the past two and a half months, three young men have been toiling into the early hours of the morning deep within the cavernous lower depths of the Davidson College Union. "

Part II: "Its [Coming] Alive" " In the foyer of the Cunningham Fine Arts building, Davidson College's epicenter of dramatic activity, a scattering of students sit... poring over scripts, trying to eke out as much emotion and pathos as possible from a few pages of unfamiliar type..."

Charlotte Theatre "Feature: Monster Mash"

"It's Alive at Davidson College: Frankenstein plans to rock the opera house. ..."

AOL: Digital City "'Frankenstein: The Rock Opera
World Premiere at Davidson College"

"Mary Shelley's monster rocks your world. ..."

Frankenstein: The Rock Opera's Original Press Release

      Soaring guitars, sounding horns, and thundering drums herald the birth of Frankenstein: The Rock Opera! As he plunders fresh graves, Victor Frankenstein collects body parts needed for his greatest creation: a man made from the remains of the dead. Victor's obsessive dream becomes a nightmare as his grotesque creation--tortured by humanity's hate and rejection--ultimately pledges revenge on his creator.
    Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece comes alive in emotional ballads and driving rock music--from the very first sparks in Victor's laboratory to his fated wedding night to the final riveting chase across the Arctic.
     This exciting original musical aptly debuts this fall in Davidson College's Duke Family Performance Hall in Davidson, North Carolina.