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GENESIS: The Mary Shelley Play
This season, Artists Collective Theatre is proud to present GENESIS: The Mary Shelley Play, written by renowned playwright Mary Humphrey Baldridge.
Lake Geneva, early summer, 1816. GENESIS takes place in the living room of Diodati, Byrons villa, and the bedroom of Mary and Shelleys villa, now named the Maison Chapuis, which was located up the hillside from Diodati. It stunningly portrays the nights of intrigue and titillation between Lord Byron, Mary & Percy Shelley, Dr. Pollidori, and Claire Clairmont inspiring Mary Shelley to produce one of the most celebrated works of horror literature.
GENESIS has a dark intensity that not only builds to a hair-raising finale, but pays off intellectually as we see the idea for Frankenstein get patched together in Marys mind. Perhaps the plays strongest virtue is in showing that social stigmas can maintain a chokehold over human desires, even among the wanton leisure class.
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LocationMotel Theatre @ Arts Commons (View)
205 8th Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2G 0K9
Canada
Categories
| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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