Mary Shelley, Author of Frankenstein | Chautauqua

Author of the iconic classic Frankenstein Mary Shelley will be portrayed by Susan Marie Frontczak June 9th

Join us as History Comes Alive in the Chautauqua Greenville performance series with Mary Shelley, 19th century London author of Gothic literature, including one of the most classic and influential novels of all time: Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus.

Admission is free with limited seating on a first-come-first-serve basis so arrive early!

Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel Frankenstein poses the question, "What if someone discovered the secret to creating life?" and explores the ramification of such a discovery. Is society capable of managing its technological creations? Furthermore, what responsibility, if any, do we hold in caring for abandoned or wronged members of society?

Nineteenth-century author Mary Shelley raises these questions from a context of living much of her life as an outsider, learning early that her mother, who died as a result of Mary's birth, challenged societal norms. Shelley was at odds with a stepmother who brought two children of her own into the marriage to Mary's father, who then rejected Mary upon her elopement with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, whose family shunned Mary for life all while Mary was betrayed by a close friend. Mary Shelley's life and work are certainly ripe for storytelling.