"Monster"

   Today's Herald-Dispatch has a great story about Monster, the new Marshall Theatre Alliance production.

   Here's an except from my pal Paul Sebert's story:

   Halloween may be over but there's still a "Monster" on campus. The Marshall University Theater Alliance will be presenting a showing of Monster, a play by Obie award winning playwright Neal Bell. 

   The play will be shown in the Francis-Booth Experimental theater from Wednesday, Nov. 13, through Saturday, Nov. 16, and Nov. 21 through 23. Showtime for the play is 7:30 p.m. 

   Monster is a remaking of Frankenstein," said Clint McElroy, the director of this production. "Bell wanted to go back to the source material of Mary Shelly's 'Frankenstein' or 'The Modern Prometheus' and not write a play that was like the Borris Karloff film or movie that Kenneth Branagh did. He wanted to go back to some of the basic issues and questions that the play asked. It's a very modernized tale and an adult take on the story. It is definitely not for children, and you won't see a man in green makeup with bolts in his neck."

   You can read the rest of the story and see more excellent photos by Marcus Constantino right here.  And don't miss the show - it's a classic!