Dr. Frankenstein

Selma Dimitrijevic

• Éditeur: Oberon Books
• Année: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781786821263
• Édition: 1
• Sujet: Literature
• Sous-sujet: British Drama

Victoria Frankenstein is a brilliant, visionary young woman. It's an age of enlightenment, a time when old orders begin to crumble and everything seems possible. Provided of course, that you are an English-man. Women are not allowed to study medicine in England, so Victoria travels to Bavaria to fulfil her destiny and become Dr. Frankenstein. Victoria's experiments lead her to very brink of human knowledge, the secret of life itself.

ACT II

8

CREATURE:	Do you think I don’t see you?
	Do you?
	You can’t hide in the dark.

9

England. Frankenstein family House. Evening.

Drawing room. MARY and VICTORIA come in mid-conversation.

MARY:	(Off.) It’s no trouble at all…
VICTORIA:	(Off.) Mary. I’ll take them up in a minute.
MARY:	Of course.
VICTORIA:	Where is everyone?
MARY:	Your father is in his study, and Elizabeth and Henry should be back any minute.
VICTORIA:	Justine?
MARY:	She is out with William.
VICTORIA takes it all in.
VICTORIA:	–
	It’s very quiet.
MARY lingers at the door.
MARY:	I’m glad you are back.
VICTORIA:	Thank you, Mary.
MARY:	Would you like me to make a pot of coffee?
VICTORIA:	More than anything. Thank you.
ELIZABETH comes in. She wasn’t expecting to see VICTORIA.
VICTORIA:	Hello.
ELIZABETH rushes to her and holds her tightly.
ELIZABETH:	Oh, thank God. Thank God you are home.
VICTORIA:	It’s good to be back.
ELIZABETH steps back and looks at VICTORIA.
ELIZABETH:	You look older.
VICTORIA:	It’s been barely a year.
ELIZABETH:	Well, it suits you.
VICTORIA:	As kind as ever.
ELIZABETH:	Have you talked to Father?
VICTORIA:	He’s upstairs.
ELIZABETH:	We should tell him you are back.
VICTORIA:	He knows.
ELIZABETH:	Oh.
ELIZABETH takes off her coat.
VICTORIA:	Not much has changed.
ELIZABETH:	You know us, we don’t lead terribly exciting li...