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Best Plays in October 2024

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's genre-defining horror hit receives a fresh take by David Catlin for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Running this Halloween season don't miss a stellar production of a tale newly told! Published by Shelley in 1818, the novel follows Doctor Frankenstein, who after creating an immortal, 'perfect being', the monster escapes and plots revenge on the one who brought him into this world.

The Improvised Shakespeare Company at Jarson Kaplan Theater

The Improvised Shakespeare Company

All the excitement of improvisation is showcased through classic wit and think-on-your-feet comedy. Founded in 2005, the Chicago-based collective, The Improvised Shakespeare Company draws on the collected works of one William Shakespeare to create an impulsive and one-of-a-kind Shakespearean masterpiece every night that has never been seen before and will never be seen again!