Frankenstein

FRANKENSTEIN

An original LA Mission College Theatre production

May 16-25, 2025

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Los Angeles Mission College Theatre Arts will present Frankenstein, an original adaptation of the classic novel, for its spring production.

 

Frankenstein will be presented from May 16-25, 2025 in the LA Mission College AMP Theater. Tickets range from $10-25 and will be on sale through www.lamcstage.com starting on April 14.

 

Following in the footsteps of previous shows like She Who Was No More and Mr. Grieves and The Vampires, LA Mission College Theatre continues its focus on creating original work with Frankenstein. In this new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic 1818 novel, Professor Robert Cucuzza and a team of students, instructors, and guest artists collaborate to create a theatrical event that pulls one of the original science fiction stories into 2025. 

 

In Frankenstein, Victor becomes obsessed with the intersection of science and spirituality, assembling a human being from parts and bringing it to life. His experiment succeeds, but upon seeing the grotesque being that he has birthed, he abandons his creation, hoping to never encounter it again. The Creature sets off on their own journey of discovery, witnessing from afar the profound generosity of humankind. But when they attempt to enter society, they discover the depths of bigoted cruelty and choose but to become the monster they are deemed to be, launching into a crusade to make their creator pay for their damned existence.

 

In our rapidly-changing country, where demonization is increasingly accepted, encouraged, ordered, and legislated, Shelley’s classic tale of the causes and effects of othering seems to become more relevent by the day. Battles between what we are born as and who we choose to be are being sparked in every corner of our land—in classrooms and homes, sports fields and churches, school board meets and the halls of Congress, in the Midwest and at the border.

 

Frankenstein is adapted and directed by Robert Cucuzza, with co-scenic design by Dorothy Hoover and Cucuzza, lighting design by Bri Pattillo, and costume design by Lena Sands. The cast is made of up twelve students, featuring Kevin Khussainov as Victor, and an ensemble of “Shadows”—Nikki Alburo, Carlos Daniel Esquivel, Drea Felix-Gonzalez, Juda Gonzalez, Matthew Gutierrez, Diana Jimenez, Natalie Lemus, Diana Martinez, Porter McFadden, Casey Padilla, and Jude Rivas—who play all the other roles, as well as The Creature.

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CAST

Victor

KEVIN KHUSSAINOV

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Shadows (ensemble)

NIKKI ALBURO

CARLOS DANIEL ESQUIVEL

ANDREA FELIX-GONZALEZ

JUDA GONZALEZ

MATTHEW GUTIERREZ

NATALIE LEMUS
DIANA JIMENEZ

DIANA MARTINEZ

PORTER McFADDEN

CASEY PADILLA

JUDE RIVAS

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CREATIVE TEAM

Playwright/Director

ROBERT CUCUZZA

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Co-Scenic and Props Designers   

ROBERT CUCUZZA/DOROTHY HOOVER*

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Lighting Designer  

BRI PATTILLO*

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Costume Designer

LENA SANDS*​

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PRODUCTION TEAM

Producer ROBERT CUCUZZA

Stage Manager   SHARAI BRAVO

​Intimacy Director/Movement Coach  MARY ZASTROW

Assistant Stage Manager  ALI BERRERA

Assistant Director    IVAN HERNANDEZ

Assistant Scenic Designer    AMANDA LOA

Sound Designer  ROBERT CUCUZZA
Assistant Sound Designer    ANTHONY-MICHAEL HERRERA

Production Manager/Technical Director   AARON BLOKKER*

Costume Supervisor   KITTY MURPHY-YOUNGS**

Costume Team  KIARA CABAN, KELSEY CASAMALHUAPA

Associate Lighting Designer/Master Electrician    MAILE VARIAN

Scenic Painter    JESSIE ANNA WILTON​

Build Team  JULIANA GARCIA, EMMANUEL GARCIA, DANIELLE JOHNSON, MICHELLE MARTEL, SHILOH PELAYO, ALEJANDRA VELAZQUEZ

* LA Mission College faculty or staff
** Guest Artist​​​​​