A vessel churns slowly through the Arctic as it sails north for the Pole. Scanning the horizon, the ship's Captain is stunned to spot a lone figure on a distant ice floe: Victor Frankenstein, inventor, scientist, student of the occult. The story he tells - of a quest for scientific glory, of the alchemy of life and death, of creativity leading to destruction - is strange enough. But when he describes stitching together a creature from cadaver parts then jolting it to life with electricity, his tale veers into territory as dangerous as the arctic ice itself. Award-winning playwright Neal Bell, whose adaptation of Th�r�se Raquin was one of Classic Stage Company's memorable successes, brings a thrilling new perspective to this enduring masterpiece. Tony Award nominated and Obie Award winning director Michael Greif (Rent) will stage this highly theatrical work.