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Manual Cinema's Frankenstein

Theater
Thursday, October 17
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Shannon Hall
Cost: $8-$66
Starting May 28, save up to 20% off of tickets with a subscription.
Known for combining shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music, Manual Cinema explores the beauty and horror of creation through a reimagining of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein.

Single tickets to this performance and 2024-2025 Build-Your-Own Subscriptions will be available for purchase starting May 28.

Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein comes to life once again in a performance from Manual Cinema that is sure to be unlike any other you have seen. Known for combining shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music, Emmy Award-winning Manual Cinema has been named Chicago Artists of the Year (Chicago Tribune) and performed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Kennedy Center, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, among others. Explore the beauty and horror of creation in this new drama that recreates the fictional world of Shelley’s novel and incorporates real-world experiences of the author’s life.

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Starting May 28, add this performance to a Build-Your-Own Subscription. Prices vary.

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Single ticket pricing:

  • UW–Madison Students: $12 / $10 / $8
  • General Public: $66 / $51 / $36
  • Wisconsin Union Members: $60 / $47 / $33
  • Student (any): $60 / $47 / $33
  • Youth (17 and under): $15

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THEATER SEASON

Single tickets to this performance and 2024-2025 Build-Your-Own Subscriptions will be available for purchase starting May 28.

Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein comes to life once again in a performance from Manual Cinema that is sure to be unlike any other you have seen. Known for combining shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music, Emmy Award-winning Manual Cinema has been named Chicago Artists of the Year (Chicago Tribune) and performed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Kennedy Center, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, among others. Explore the beauty and horror of creation in this new drama that recreates the fictional world of Shelley’s novel and incorporates real-world experiences of the author’s life.

Learn More

Starting May 28, add this performance to a Build-Your-Own Subscription. Prices vary.

Learn More

Single ticket pricing:

  • UW–Madison Students: $12 / $10 / $8
  • General Public: $66 / $51 / $36
  • Wisconsin Union Members: $60 / $47 / $33
  • Student (any): $60 / $47 / $33
  • Youth (17 and under): $15

Event Categories

THEATER SEASON

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Wisconsin Union Theater

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WUD Performing Arts Committee
performingarts@union.wisc.edu

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