1 Characters: Mandy Glitter, a young actress Oscar Frankenstein, a scientist, Mandy s boyfriend (and Victor Frankenstein s grandson) Frida Pettroff, a German scientist who specializes in robotics Brad Cash, Mandy s agent Frankie, a monster Vocabulary DISGUSTING- MISTRESS- GLAMOUR GEEK NERD MANSION PRODUCER FAN LOCATION LAB ANIMATRONIC GLANCE OPPORTUNTY PLEASED ARMOR SCOUT AISLE LEGEND MISTERY HIDDEN DISCONECT CREEPING FREEZE THAW - REHEARSE CHOREOGRAPHY SCENE ROLE PART SPREAD (THE NEWS) APPEARANCES - Synopsis Mandy is a young actress who wants to have a successful career. Brad, his agent is about to produce a movie about Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created. Is a love story, and Mandy could play the part of the lady that Frankenstein loves But there s one condition: She has to convince his boyfriend Oscar Frankenstein (Victor s grandson) to let them use the family mansion, and all its secrets A famous scientist, Frida Petroff would create a robot to play Frankenstein s role. But during the night Frida discovers something (or someone) that might change everybody s plans Frankenstein, the monster has been kept hidden inside the mansion as people used to be afraid of him because of his looks. But Frankie is good, kind, has a noble heart and wants to be loved Will he get a chance this time?
2 Suggested Activities prior to the performance 1-Retell Frankenstein s story. Bear in mind that in our version, Frankenstein is not evil, so he is not killed by his creator, but hidden instead 2- The main theme of the story has to do with discrimination for being different. The characters are scared of Frankie and call him a monster without getting to know him. Discuss how everybody is different or unique and that what a person looks like on the outside has nothing to do with what is inside. Every person has special talents and qualities. Create your own monster : Discuss some of the features that might make up any regular person (small ears or big ears, curly hair or straight hair, freckles, glasses, scars, humps, skinny or fat, wear pants, dresses, sneakers, high-heeled shoes, construction boots, ballerina slippers, etc ) a- Use the appendix A to draw a person (or copy that chart on a really large sheet of paper and then create an art gallery ) b- Now, cut through the dotted lines and exchange the pieces with 2 partners c- Tape together the different body parts on appendix B to create a totally unique creature. d- Now, let s meet this pretty unusual-looking people!!! What special qualities does your monster have? What special talents does your friend possess? What does your monster like and dislike? What do you have in common with your monster? 3-In addition to constructing the monster, each group could do the following: Write a poem or a chart mentioning the good qualities of the monster. Write a poem from the monster to someone he/she likes. Present the monster and the poem(s) to the class.
3 Activity 1 True (T) or False (F)? 1) Oscar is Victor Frankenstein s son in law 2) Brad Cash is a famous scientist. 3) Frida Pettroff is a famous scientist 4) Mandy Glitter has won two Oscars. 5) Frankenstein tried to kill Oscar because he was jealous. 6) Frankenstein fears being rejected for being different. 7) Frida has been rejected for being different. 8) Mandy and Oscar hate Frankenstein. Activity 2 Who said that? According to what you ve learnt about the characters who said (or might have said) each of the sentences below OSCAR MANDY BRAD FRANKIE - FRIDA I have a better movie to produce. I am good and nice. I can dance. I am going to take you home with me. A fact: I am a science man. It is my opportunity to become a star.
4 Activity 3 Characters This is Oscar Frankenstein. Complete the description. Now choose any of the other characters to describe (First draw his/her picture!)
5 Activity 4 Choose the right answer a) Brad will produce a movie 1-about a monster and his girlfriend 2-about building robots 3-about scientists and actresses b) Frida is 1-a famous actress 2- a famous scientist 3- a famous monster c) Frankenstein is sad when 1-they try to meet him 2-they try to dance with him 3-they are afraid of him d) Oscar and Mandy 1- run away scared 2- call the police 3- decide to get to know Frankenstein
6 Activity 5 Crossword F R A N K E F R A N K E N S T E I N N F R A N K E N S T E I N S T E I 1- A feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. 2- A creature having a strange or frightening appearance 3- Oscar s girlfriend 4-A person who studies or practices any of the sciences or who uses scientific methods 5- Frankenstein tells Mandy that his name is just (with double ) 6- Mandy s profession. 7- FRANKENSTEIN 8- Victor s grandson 9-A room or building equipped for scientific experimentation or research. (Frida wants to find it) 10- Unlike in form, quality, amount, or nature; dissimilar, distinctive, unusual. 11-A sequence of photographs projected onto a screen really fast to create the illusion of motion 12- FRANKENSTEIN
7 Activity 6 Sentence building Cut out the words and build sentences. How many sentences can you build? Who could build the longest sentence?
8 Activity 7 Draw the pictures of the story. Write and illustrate your own ending.
9 Activity 8 Let s play! - Boggle Divide the class in groups-play against your friends Here are the rules: The objective of Boggle is to find words in a small board with tiles by moving from tile to tile. You can start a word from any tile on the board, and as long as the next tile in the word is adjacent to that tile, you can continue the word. You can move forwards, backwards, or diagonally. However, you cannot use the same tile twice in a word.1 point per letter used- If the word is related to the play you get double points!!