Frankenstein's Bodies

by Ryan Stevens

A queer, body-horror soaked spin on the Frankenstein formula.

The Doctor has created their ideal body. The Creature has been thrust into life. They hear the voices of the lives they've lived, the bodies that make their shape. Doctor and Creature, creator and creation, are horrified and fascinated by each other. Their experiments must continue.

CW: Gender dysphoria, violence, blood, drug use, self-harm, on...

A queer, body-horror soaked spin on the Frankenstein formula.

The Doctor has created their ideal body. The Creature has been thrust into life. They hear the voices of the lives they've lived, the bodies that make their shape. Doctor and Creature, creator and creation, are horrified and fascinated by each other. Their experiments must continue.

CW: Gender dysphoria, violence, blood, drug use, self-harm, on-stage surgery.

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  • Dave Osmundsen: Frankenstein's Bodies by Ryan Stevens
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    A brilliantly theatrical and bold reimagining of the Frankenstein mythos, this play uses the framework of Mary Shelley's tale to discuss body dysphoria from a non-binary perspective. Particularly creative are the different body parts who share elliptical memories of the humans they were formerly attached to. This play also makes you question one's relationship to their body, and the horrifying lengths we go to to find a body we feel comfortable in. Fantastic work that left me shooketh!

    A brilliantly theatrical and bold reimagining of the Frankenstein mythos, this play uses the framework of Mary Shelley's tale to discuss body dysphoria from a non-binary perspective. Particularly creative are the different body parts who share elliptical memories of the humans they were formerly attached to. This play also makes you question one's relationship to their body, and the horrifying lengths we go to to find a body we feel comfortable in. Fantastic work that left me shooketh!

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