Frankie Stein

a new musical

​music by Jane Lee
book + lyrics by Hali Alspach

5th Grade is hard!  Science! History! Math! Well, not so hard for Frankie Stein who breezes through all her classes except one, Gym. Her know-it-all status also separates her from her classmates who are more focused on fun, then memorizing facts. The only thing Frankie can't seem to learn is how to make a friend.

In an extreme effort to better relate to her peers, Frankie "borrows" their smartphones to try to learn more about them the only way she knows how, through data. However, the experiment quickly goes awry, and the now combined smartphone mass takes on a life of its own! Frankie and her classmate, Mary, must track down the iMonster before it gathers more devices and overloads on data.  Along the way Frankie learns lessons about teamwork, compromise, and friendship. 

 Inspired by Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", "Frankie Stein" is a 90-minute musical for audiences ages 5-95. It's energetic score and fantastical sense of adventure captures the joy, excitement and complexity of making mistakes and making friends.