FRANKENSTEIN / BY NICK DEAR
ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL BY MARY SHELLEY

DIRECTOR / EVAN HOFFMAN
INTIMACY DIRECTOR / MEGHAN BEHM
SCENIC DESIGNER / SARAH BETH HALL
LIGHTING DESIGNER / HELEN GARCIA-ALTON
COSTUME DESIGNER / MARIA BISSEX
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER / JORDAN FRIEND

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DJ COREY

 Scenic Designer Sarah Beth Hall uses lengths of tattered, aged muslin to frame the stage. Since NextStop is a black box theater, it’s an intimate space, and the artistically draped cloth literally takes away the stage — the audience is fully immersed. Lighting Designer Helen Garcia-Alton and Composer/Sound Designer Jordan Friend steal the show when it comes to technical creativity. The shadow work created by Garcia-Alton’s side lighting sets the tone and delivers breathtaking moments. This, combined with Friend’s unnerving organ music and eerie sound effects, creates an atmosphere that I won’t soon forget. The effect of these imaginative and creative technical elements is intense.

JULIA AMIS / DC THEATRE ARTS