Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

adapted by David Catlin

September 20 - October 14

OneAmerica Mainstage

An electrifying look at a classic thriller

Join a memorable gathering of literary giants on a dark and eerie evening as Mary Shelley stitches together her grisly Gothic tale of Victor Frankenstein and his terrifying creation. This galvanic adaptation of the classic novel thrills and enthralls as it experiments with love, grief, horror, and the power to create—or destroy—life. There’s a little monster in all of us.

 

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  • Tickets range from $25 to $106
  • Approximately 2 hours, including a 15 minute intermission
  • Recommended for 9th grade and above
  • ASL-interpreted, audio-described and open-captioned performances are available on select dates
  • Content Spotlight: Contains discussions and descriptions of sex, depression, death, and murder; themes of responsibility to creation, scenes containing gore, violence, haze, and strobe lighting.

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"What is one’s responsibility to one’s creation—and its life thereafter?”
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Cast Members

Portrait of a young, African-American man standing wearing a gray shirt
Terry Bell
John Polidori, Henry, & Others
Portrait of a young, African-American man standing wearing a gray shirt
Terry Bell
John Polidori, Henry, & Others
Terry is from Chicago, Illinois, and attended Western Michigan University. He appeared on Broadway in: The Skin of Our Teeth at Lincoln Center Theater. Regional credits include Sweat (Guthrie Theater); We Are Proud to Present..., The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Steppenwolf); A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre); Routes, Howards End (Remy Bumppo Theatre). TV credits include Elementary, Chicago Fire, The Chi, Utopia. Terry is an ensemble member at Remy Bumppo Theatre and is proudly represented by Gray Talent Group and Blue Ridge Entertainment. @Commen_Terry (IG)
Portrait of a young, Caucasian man looking directly at the camera and wearing a black shirt on a dark background
Ty Fanning
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, & Others
Portrait of a young, Caucasian man looking directly at the camera and wearing a black shirt on a dark background
Ty Fanning
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, & Others
Ty is a New York–based actor by way of Chicago, originally from Oklahoma. This summer he played Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Demetrius in Midsummer at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. In five seasons at American Players Theatre his work has included An Iliad, Hamlet, She Stoops to Conquer, and many more. Other credits: Boswell (Off-Broadway), Lindiwe (world premiere, Steppenwolf), Teenage Dick (Chicago premiere, Theater Wit), multiple productions at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and two seasons at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. TV/Film Credits: Chicago Med (NBC), Search Party (HBO MAX), Hot Mess Holiday (COMEDY CENTRAL), Hollis (AMAZON). “Love to Cailen and Laverne.”
Portrait of a young, Caucasian woman with long brown hair wearing a brown shirt in front of a green background
Rebecca Marie Hurd
Mary Godwin, Elizabeth, & Others
Portrait of a young, Caucasian woman with long brown hair wearing a brown shirt in front of a green background
Rebecca Marie Hurd
Mary Godwin, Elizabeth, & Others
Rebecca is delighted to make her IRT debut. Off-Broadway: Boswell (59E59 Theaters). Chicago credits: Relentless (TimeLine/GoodmanTheatre); An Enemy of the People (Goodman Theatre); Hello, Dolly!, Something Rotten! (Marriott Theatre); Mamma Mia! (Drury Lane Theatre); The Importance of Being Earnest (Writers Theatre); and Short Shakes! Twelfth Night (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre). Regionally, Rebecca has worked with the Guthrie Theater, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, American Players Theatre, and Peninsula Players, among others. TV credits: Next and Chicago P.D. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater and is a private acting coach for teens and young adults. @thehurdstudio
Headshot of a young, Hispanic woman with long brown hair wearing a black shirt in front of a light-colored background
Andrea San Miguel
Claire Clairmont, Mother, & Others
Headshot of a young, Hispanic woman with long brown hair wearing a black shirt in front of a light-colored background
Andrea San Miguel
Claire Clairmont, Mother, & Others
This is Andrea's fourth production with IRT. Past productions include Clue, The Book Club Play, and James Still's Appoggiatura. Regional credits include Mary Zimmerman's The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Goodman, Shakespeare Theatre Company in DC, and the Old Globe), As You Like It (Guthrie), and Alias Grace (Cincinnati Playhouse). Andre has worked at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Syracuse Stage, Writers Theatre, Victory Gardens, Northlight, American Players Theatre, and Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, to name a few. Andrea is represented by Paonessa Talent. Next up, Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad directed by Susan V. Booth at the Goodman. @A_San_Miguel, AndreSanMiguel.com
Nate Santana
Lord Byron, The Creature, & Others
Nate Santana
Lord Byron, The Creature, & Others
Nate made his IRT debut in Sense and Sensibility. He has worked with various theatres throughout Chicago including Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Northlight Theatre, Steppenwolf, TimeLine Theatre Company, First Folio, Griffin Theatre, and BoHo Theatre. He is an ensemble member with Teatro Vista and Shattered Globe Theatre. He has also worked at the Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis. On screen, he’s worked on Chicago Med, Chicago PD, The Exorcist, and Suits. His favorite role, though, happened this year when he became a father to sweet baby Vincent
Kirsten Hoj
Swing
Kirsten Hoj
Swing
Kirsten is originally from southern California and a recent graduate of the UC Santa Barbara B.F.A. Acting program. This summer she played Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (Prague Shakespeare Company). Previous roles include Margaret in SHEWOLF, Margaret of Anjou (LAUNCHPAD); Nina in The Seagull (UCSB); and Olivia in Twelfth Night (Naked Shakes). She can also be heard as Victoria in the audiobook With a Kiss We Die. Her next project is an indie feature film entitled Luna. @kirsten_hoj
Kerrington Shorter
Swing
Kerrington Shorter
Swing
Kerrington is an Indianapolis-based actor, writer, and musician who made his debut with the IRT in Clue. As a recent graduate from Marian University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Kerrington has not only been seen on educational, community, and professional stages across Indianapolis, but also in commercials and local films across the Midwest region. He has most recently been seen on stage in Indy Shakespeare Company’s Love’s Labor’s Lost and Ricky 3 —A Hip-Hop Shakespeare Richard III, Civic Theatre’s Rent, Marian University’s Pippin, Summit Performance’s Skeleton Crew, Phoenix Theatre’s 172, and his original one-man hip-hop musical, The Loop.

Creative Team

Risa Brainin
Director
Risa Brainin
Director
Risa was IRT’s associate artistic director from 1997 to 2000. Her IRT credits include Murder on the Orient Express, Holmes and Watson, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and many more. Risa was artistic director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, associate artistic director for Kansas City Rep, and associate company director and resident director for the Guthrie Theater. Some of Risa’s other directing credits include Pittsburgh Public Theater, Denver Center Theatre Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and Actors Theatre of Louisville. Risa is artistic director of LAUNCH PAD at UC Santa Barbara. She is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon.
Carey Wong
Scenic Designer
Carey Wong
Scenic Designer
Carey designed IRT’s Oedipus. Other theatre credits include the Seattle Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Arizona Theatre Company, Center Stage Baltimore, Syracuse Stage, Alliance Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Village Theatre, Mixed Blood, Prince Music Theater, Theatre under the Stars, and Spain’s Nearco Producciones. He has been resident designer for Portland Opera, Opera Memphis, and Wildwood Park. Other opera credits include Seattle Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, New York’s Valhalla Wagnerfest, Pittsburgh Opera, and the Beijing and Macao Music Festivals. Carey is a graduate of Yale College and attended the Yale School of Drama.
Devon Painter
Costume Designer
Devon Painter
Costume Designer
Devon’s IRT designs include Murder on the Orient Express, Holmes and Watson, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Three Musketeers, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and many more. Regional design credits include the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Guthrie Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Denver Center, Geva Theatre Center, Kansas City Rep, Shakespeare Festival of St Louis, Actors Theatre, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Folger Theatre, Utah Shakespearean Festival, and American Players Theatre. New York credits include the Pearl Theatre, Juilliard, and other Off-Broadway venues, and associate work on Broadway with Desmond Heeley. Devon is a member of United Scenic Artists.
Michael Klaers
Lighting Designer
Michael Klaers
Lighting Designer
This is Michael’s 16th production at IRT, including Murder on the Orient Express, Holmes and Watson, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, and Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. Other regional theater credits include the Guthrie Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theater, Milwaukee Rep,Pacific Conservatory Theatre, and Ensemble Theater Company.  
Melanie Chen Cole
Original Music & Sound Design
Melanie Chen Cole
Original Music & Sound Design

Melanie is a San Diego–based sound designer. IRT: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Regional theatre credits: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Playhouse, Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Geffen Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Milwaukee Rep, Northern Stage, The Old Globe, PlayMakers Rep, South Coast Rep, Studio Theatre, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Education: MFA in UC San Diego. melaniesound.com, @melaniechencole 

Miko Simmons
Projection Designer
Miko Simmons
Projection Designer
Miko has designed for theatres across the globe, including recently at Nashville Symphony Opera, Theatre WorksPaloAlto, Alliance/Seattle Children’s Theater, Guthrie Theater, the Ordway, Penumbra Theatre, History Theatre, New Dawn Theatre, Old Log Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Theater Mu, Minnesota Opera, and in South Korea. He has also worked with the Earth, Wind, and Fire international tour; the MLK sculpture inauguration ceremony on the national mall in DC; EMK Korea; and others, including international museums and institutes. Miko was recently a Jerome Foundation innovation lab fellow (2021/22) and a Northern Spark Festival artist fellow (2015-2020).
Mariel Greenlee
Movement
Mariel Greenlee
Movement
IRT: Oedipus, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and more. Mariel was a dancer with Dance Kaleidoscope for 15 years; she teaches ballet and modern dance locally. She has set dance works for Dance Kaleidoscope, Indianapolis Ballet, Phoenix Rising Dance Company, and Relevations. Theater credits: Pittsburgh Public Theater, Phoenix Theatre, and more. Mariel received the Individual Artist Grant from the Indiana Arts Commission in 2007. She was awarded a Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis and was an On-Ramp cohort with the Indiana Arts Commission. She is the founder and artistic director of the Indy Dance Council and Indy Dance Festival.  
Leraldo Anzaldua
Fight Direction & Intimacy
Leraldo Anzaldua
Fight Direction & Intimacy
Leraldo is thrilled to return as fight director to IRT, where he previously directed fights for You Can’t Take it With You. Other Indianapolis crecits include Phoenix Theatre and Fonseca Theatre. Previous companies outside of Indiana include Alley Theatre, Houston Grand Opera, Colorado Shakespeare Fesitval, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, to name a few. He has been a motion capture performer and fight director with Sony Pictures in Tokyo, Japan, and for video games in Stockholm and Uppsala, Sweden. He received a Master’s Degree in Acting from the University of Houston. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Movement and Stage Combat with the Department of Theatre, Drama, & Contemporary Dance at Indiana University.
Richard J Roberts
Dramaturg
Richard J Roberts
Dramaturg
This is Richard’s 34th season with the IRT, and his 26th as resident dramaturg. He has also been a dramaturg for the New Harmony Project, Write Now, and the Hotchner Playwriting Festival. He has directed IRT productions of A Christmas Carol, The Cay, Bridge & Tunnel, The Night Watcher, Neat, Pretty Fire, The Giver, The Power of One, and Twelfth Night. Other directing credits include Actors Theatre of Indiana, the Phoenix, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, and the Edyvean. Richard studied music at DePauw and theatre at IU and was awarded a Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis.
Nathan Garrison
Stage Manager
Nathan Garrison
Stage Manager
This is Nathan’s 29th season at the IRT. He has also worked with Center Stage in Baltimore, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and Brown County Playhouse; and he is a company member with the Indianapolis Shakespeare Company.
Becky Roeber
Assistant Stage Manager
Becky Roeber
Assistant Stage Manager
Becky is an Indianapolis local and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association. This is their sixth season working at Indiana Repertory Theatre. They also serve as production manager for Summer Stock Stage and as production stage manager for Summer Stock Stage’s young professionals branch, Eclipse. “I am proud to be a part of the Indianapolis theatre community and grateful to continue to produce theatre with the team at IRT.”
Claire Simon, CSA
Casting
Claire Simon, CSA
Casting
Based in Chicago, Claire Simon CSA has worked with the IRT for the past 25 years on casting more than 40 productions, including Spelling Bee, Little Shop of Horrors, The Folks at Home, A Christmas Carol, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Clue, Oedipus, Sense and Sensibility, and many more. Other regional credits include Syracuse Stage, Asolo Theatre, Lyric Opera, Milwaukee Rep, and the Tony Award–winning Million Dollar Quartet. TV credits include Empire, Easy, Sense8, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Crisis, and Betrayal. Film credits include Divergent, Contagion, Unexpected, and Man of Steel. Claire has won two Artios Awards.  

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Production Photos

  • Andrea San Miguel, Nate Santana, Rebecca Marie Hurd, and Terry Bell in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Rebecca Marie Hurd, Andrea San Miguel, and Nate Santana in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Nate Santana, Andrea San Miguel, Rebecca Marie Hurd, and Ty Fanning in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Andrea San Miguel, Rebecca Marie Hurd, Ty Fanning, and Terry Bell in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning, Rebecca Marie Hurd, and Terry Bell in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning and Nate Santana in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning and Nate Santana in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning and Terry Bell in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning and Terry Bell in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning and Rebecca Marie Hurd in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning, Terry Bell, and Andrea San Miguel in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning and Terry Bell in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.
  • Ty Fanning in the IRT's 2023 production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Photo by Zach Rosing.

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