Seven characters, four male and three female. 38-40 minute adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," written for competitive one-act festivals. On the heels of his mother's death, Victor Frankenstein, the son of a scientist, becomes obsessed with occult methods and manages to bring a dead man back to life, only to be haunted by the results. The play, which also pays tribute to Milton's Paradise Lost, examines the boundaries between man and God, and explores the question of what we owe to the lives we create. This work was adapted from the playwright's full-length play, I AM FRANKENSTEIN, but it contains unique material and a new character. It is simpler, requires minimal tech and can be performed with a flexible cast. Performed at a one-act festival in 2019 by Gentry High School in Gentry, Ark., and given a 2020 public reading at a university in Mississippi. Scheduled for production in the 2021 Mississippi Theatre Association Dramafest competition. The play explores themes that have proven to be very meaningful to LGBTQ+ kids, though there is nothing explicit in the play on that topic.