I AM FRANKENSTEIN
adapted by John Haman
from a novel by Mary Shelley
directed by Darin Dahms
OCTOBER 3-19, 2025
"I Am Frankenstein unearths two creatures who were tortured and abandoned by their makers: Victor’s famous monster, and the teenage writer Mary Shelley herself. A highly theatrical retelling of Shelley's classic, the play adds two principal characters: a haunting chorus known as The Blackbirds, and the troubled Mary Shelley, the story’s creative force. Victor, a promising student obsessed with alchemy, reanimates human life in the basement laboratory of a vacationing professor, only to abandon his creature and allow it to slowly exact revenge... " (Stage Partners)​​​
PRODUCTION TEAM
DIRECTOR: DARIN DAHMS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & STAGE MANAGER: CHARLIE BLACKWOOD
PRODUCTION MANAGER: CALEB BOURGEOIS
SET DESIGN & DRESSING: ALLEN PHILLIPS
LIGHT DESIGNER: JACQUIE STROUP
HAIR & MAKEUP: HEIDI MCECRON
PROPS DESIGNER: ADALINE MCCORMIC
AUDITIONS
To be announced.
PLAYWRIGHT
JOHN HAMAN
​John Haman is a published and produced American playwright, a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, and an MFA-Creative Writing candidate at Sewanee School of Letters. John graduated from Hendrix College in 1987 with a B.A. in Theater Arts, with distinction, and has an extensive background in acting, directing and playwriting. He spent 17 years in newspaper reporting and public relations before moving into his current career as a wealth management advisor, which he continues full-time while writing plays and works of fiction. He also teaches writing workshops for students and works as a playwright mentor for Thespian organizations. His plays Edgar: A Ghost Story and I Am Frankenstein are published by Stage Partners. Two of his recent short stories have been published in literary journals. (hamanplaywright.com)​