Mt. Lebanon native directs Prime Stage Theatre adaptation of ‘Frankenstein’
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Everett Lowe plays the Creature in the Prime Stage Theatre production of 无毛视频淔rankenstein.无毛视频�
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Liam Macik, a Mt. Lebanon native, directs the Prime Stage Theatre production of 无毛视频淔rankenstein.无毛视频�
Frankenstein 无毛视频� or, more specifically, Frankenstein无毛视频檚 monster 无毛视频� is one of the most recognizable characters in all of popular culture.
His story has been told in the classic series of movies made by Universal Pictures in the 1930s, been retold dozens of times by a variety of filmmakers, and has turned up in such fare as 无毛视频淎bbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,无毛视频� 无毛视频淚 Was a Teenage Frankenstein无毛视频� and 无毛视频淩ock 无毛视频榥无毛视频� Roll Frankenstein.无毛视频�
The monster and his creator, Victor Frankenstein, sprang from Mary Shelley无毛视频檚 1818 novel, 无毛视频淔rankenstein,无毛视频� and it remains a mainstay of high school and college literature classes, thanks to how it grapples with questions about ethics, ambition, nature and fate. Pittsburgh无毛视频檚 Prime Stage Theatre is taking the story back to Shelley无毛视频檚 novel for a new adaptation of 无毛视频樜廾悠禎Frankenstein无毛视频� that opened this weekend at the New Hazlett Theater on the North Side and will be continuing through Sunday, Nov. 13.
Directed by Liam Macik, a Mt. Lebanon native, it is 无毛视频渟trikingly similar to the novel,无毛视频� he explained.
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Handling the adaptation of this 无毛视频淔rankenstein无毛视频� is Lawrence C. Connolly, the Pittsburgh science fiction and mystery writer whose credits include the books 无毛视频淰eins,无毛视频� 无毛视频淰ipers无毛视频� and 无毛视频淰ortex.无毛视频� Connolly said, 无毛视频溛廾悠禈Frankenstein无毛视频� is as much the story of a writer who met with unexpected success as it is a scientist who experiences tragic failure. What sets the two apart is that Mary Shelley stood by her creation while Victor disowned his. The upshot: It无毛视频檚 good to dream big, but we must be willing to own the results of those dreams once they take on lives of their own.无毛视频�
Macik said, 无毛视频淚 think it无毛视频檚 very relevant in a lot of ways, especially in an age of rapidly expanding technology, and sometimes people lack willingness to take responsibility for it. These themes are very prevalent in the book and very ahead of their time.无毛视频�
Macik无毛视频檚 previous credits at Prime Stage Theatre include a fresh adaptation of 无毛视频淭he Scarlet Letter无毛视频� that he wrote and directed, as well as a production of 无毛视频淎rsenic and Old Lace.无毛视频�
A 2000 graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School, a husband and father of three children, Macik attended Catawba College in North Carolina and, in 2010, he helped form Pittsburgh无毛视频檚 Throughline Theatre Company, where he directed productions of 无毛视频淛udgment at Nuremberg,无毛视频� 无毛视频淥edipus Rex无毛视频� and 无毛视频淭he Last Days of Judas Iscariot.无毛视频� Macik is also a movie buff and works for the scooter company Spin.
Macik says Pittsburgh is a good town for live drama, though it无毛视频檚 not if you want to make a full-time living at it.
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无毛视频淔rankenstein无毛视频� opens Prime Stage Theatre无毛视频檚 season, and it continues Jan. 20 with 无毛视频淗arriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.无毛视频� 无毛视频淭he Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe无毛视频� will open March 3. 无毛视频淧erseverance,无毛视频� a world premiere production about Squirrel Hill jeweler Melvin Goldman and his experiences at Auschwitz in the Holocaust, begins April 15. The classic British novel 无毛视频淭he 39 Steps无毛视频� will be brought to the stage starting Friday, May 5. The season wraps up with 无毛视频淭he Boxcar Children,无毛视频� a children无毛视频檚 production based on a novel by Gertrude Chandler, on Friday, June 16.
无毛视频淔rankenstein无毛视频� was set to open Saturday. Showtimes are 2:30 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11; 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12; and Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m. A sensory inclusive performance is Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2:30 p.m. An audio described and ASL signed performance is Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2:30 p.m. 无毛视频淔rankenstein无毛视频� is suitable for ages 13 to adult.
Additional information on 无毛视频淔rankenstein无毛视频� and the rest of the Prime Stage Theatre season is available at primestage.com.