Prometheus Burning

October 28, 2023

Niko Chen ‘24 opened up the show with a monologue.

Evan Merk ‘25, Niko Chen ‘24, and Grace Apostol ‘24 take a final bow.

On Friday and Saturday, October 27th and 28th at 7:30 p.m. in Decker Theater, the Washington College Department of Theatre and Dance presented Prometheus Burning in the Daniel Z. Gibson Center for the Arts. Directed by Stephan Arnold, this performance was a performance Senior Capstone Experience for Niko Chen. The show is an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. This version was performed by three performers that played various parts throughout the production. Chen played Victor/Creature, Evan Merk, a junior, played Father/Professor/Player/Officer 1/DeLacey/Shadow Creature, and Grace Apostol, a senior, played Salesman/Henry/Elizabeth/Son/Officer 2/Shadow Victor. Throughout the performance, each actor would add a costume piece to represent that part that they were playing, allowing them to show their versatility. 

Niko Chen ‘24 performed both as Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the Creature.

Coverage by:

Delaney Runge ‘24