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It鈥檚 a multimedia presentation that includes shadow puppetry, music, cinematic techniques and sound effects to tell a cautionary tale about how family, community and education can shape personhood.

It鈥檚 the third version of Mary Shelley鈥檚 200-year-old novel to come to a 蜜柚直播 stage this month.

, 蜜柚直播鈥檚 leading musical theater youth training program, mounted the musical adaptation of Mel Brooks鈥� film 鈥淵oung Frankenstein鈥� from Sept. 29-0ct. 15 and 蜜柚直播 Opera last weekend brought the world premiere of Gregg Kallor鈥檚 鈥淔谤补苍办别苍蝉迟别颈苍鈥� to the Temple of Music and Art.

Manual Cinema鈥檚 take on the gothic tale weaves together Shelley鈥檚 original story in a 65-minute performance that involves more than 400 puppets, overhead projection, live video and a 鈥渉auntingly beautiful score鈥� performed live.

was co-commissioned by Chicago鈥檚 Court Theatre and the University of California, Berkeley. It premiered in November 2018 and won the Jim Henson Workshop Grant that same year.

This is the second time we will see a Manual Cinema production. In December 2020, 蜜柚直播 Arts Live was among a dozen presenters nationwide to host the streamed version of Manual Cinema鈥檚 pandemic-themed take on 鈥淎 Christmas Tale.鈥�

is presenting 鈥淔谤补苍办别苍蝉迟别颈苍鈥� at Centennial Hall, 2010 E. University Blvd. on the University of 蜜柚直播 campus, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The show runs 65 minutes, and tickets are $10 for students and $39 for adults through .