Frankenstein's Funeral
An Immersive Halloween Experience
Frankenstein’s Funeral takes audiences on a physical journey, guided by Mary Shelley, through her novel and the Gothic campus of St. John’s Lutheran Church at Halloween.
Explore
Step into a world of suspense and wonder as you journey with the characters throughout multiple rooms on the Gothic, hallowed grounds of St. John's Lutheran Church.
Activate
Experience this 200-year-old tale with all your senses as you engage in the story through collective actions that lead Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation on paths of destruction and woe.
Engage
Share in this one-of-a-kind adventure as you follow the author Mary Shelley into the haunted recesses of her timeless imagination.
Meet the Cast of Frankenstein's Funeral
Jennifer Schottstaedt
Jennifer Schottstaedt (Costume Designer) most recently designed the costumes for Théâtre du Rêve's productions of Il était une fois/Once Upon A Time (for which she was nominated for a Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Costume Design) and Le Petit Prince, and has worked in the costume shops of the Santa Fe Opera (Stitcher), the Chautauqua Opera (Draper) and the Texas Shakespeare Festival (First Hand).
She has previously been seen onstage at Synchronicity Theatre (Sense and Sensibility), Actor's Express (Les Liaisons Dangereuses), Théâtre du Rêve (Il était une fois/Once Upon A Time; Jane, The Fox and Me; Le Petit Prince), Georgia Shakespeare (Hamlet) and Pinch 'n' Ouch (Glengarry Glen Ross).
She received her BFA in Theatre with an emphasis in Costume Design & Construction from the University of Evansville and her MFA in Acting from the University of Georgia.
Jake Krakovsky
Jake Krakovsky is an actor, puppeteer, writer, teaching artist, and lifelong ATLien. He has performed with many local companies including The Alliance Theatre, The Center for Puppetry Arts, Theater Emory, and others.
Jake teaches workshops and coaches performers, from grade school to university to professional companies, in puppetry, clowning, and other physical theater skills and traditions.
In 2017, Jake was awarded a residency by the Collaborative Arts Lab in Arezzo, Italy to study and train in ensemble devising.
In 2018, Jake worked as a full-time puppeteer on “Moon and Me,” a BBC preschool tv show from the creator of Teletubbies.
Jake is the recipient of a 2019/2019 Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab fellowship.
Joseph Pendergrast
Joseph is tickled pink to be making their Found Stages debut.
Atlanta credits include Head Over Heels at Actor's express, Oliver!, and Barnum! at the Atlanta Lyric, Newsies!, Mamma Mia!, Hunchback of Notre Dame, In the Heights, and Mary Poppins at the Aurora as co productions with The atlanta Lyric, and Theatrical Outfit, Midsummer Night's Dream with Theatre Argo, Ever After and Alice Between at the Alliance Theatre.
Jo owns a BA in theatre and performance studies from Kennesaw State University, and is being hired back to Co-choreograph their production of Bring it On this fall.
Thanks to Mom and Dad for their comprehensive support of everything worthwhile in my life. The good in me, I got from you.
Instagram: @thePendergram
Michelle Pokopac
Michelle Pokopac is an Atlanta-based actor in both theatre and film. She is an Honors graduate from Columbus State University with a BFA in Theatre Performance and has also trained in Florence, Italy and Oxford, England.
Michelle is Co-Founder/Producer of East by Southeast which supports and develops local Asian artists in Atlanta.
Recent theatre credits include: The Wolves (Horizon Theatre), Little Raindrop Songs, Alice Between, Slur, Play the Play with Cat the Cat (Alliance Theatre), Sense and Sensibility (Synchronicity Theatre), James and the Giant Peach, On the Verge (Georgia Ensemble), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Water by the Spoonful (Pinch 'N' Ouch), The Joy Luck Club (Found Stages), A Thousand Cranes, Señora Tortuga (Lexington Children's Theatre).
You can also catch Michelle on Season 3 of STAR on FOX.
Instagram: @pokopac
@east_x_southeast
Erika Miranda
Erika Miranda (Justine) is very excited and grateful to be playing with Found Stages for the first time this October.
She received her BFA in Acting at The Theater School at DePaul University and a Certificate in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts. Upon graduating she performed with some of Chicago's favorite storefronts, but a role in Gallows: Act II (Lionsgate Films) brought her to LA where she also worked with the Echo Theater on the world premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's The Cake.
Recent ATL credits include: The Wolves (Horizon Theater) and Slaying Holofernes (Essential Theater). Catch her as Lydia in The Wickhams (Theatrical Outfit) this winter!
As always a big thank you to her family and friends for the unwavering support!
Dane LeAnna
Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Dane LeAnna trained with the Eugene Ballet Academy and Eugene Ballet Company, performing works such as, Romeo & Juliet, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan and The Nutcracker.
Dane received a full merit scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts to continue her dance training. There, she performed works by former Deans of Dance, Ethan Steifel and Susan McCullough, Helen Pickett, Marius Petipa, Alexei Kremnev, and Goyo Montero.
After graduating from UNCSA with her Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dane moved to Atlanta where she began her career as a Freelance Artist and Dance Teacher. Here, she’s performed with Dance Canvas, AboutFace and most recently, with the Atlanta Opera in La Traviata.
Dane is thrilled to join the production of Frankenstein’s Funeral for her first performance with Found Stages.
Joshua Whitman
Joshua Whitman is a fourth grade student who loves to share his passion for dance and theatre with others.
He has performed in four seasons of Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker and in their Alice in Wonderland show. His acting credits include Frozen Jr. at Aurora Theatre, and several productions with Deer Bear Wolf; most notably playing Michael Darling over the course of a year with their immersive retelling of the Peter Pan story.
He loves all things spooky and scary and is thrilled to be a small part of Found Stages Frankenstein’s Funeral.
Chris Gravely
Chris Gravely (Composer & Music Director) is an percussionist of 18+ years. He has studied under John LaMattina, River Gueguerian, Michael Cebulski, Caleb Harron, Stuart Gerber, and Charles Settle.
Chris performed two concertos with the Georgia Perimeter Wind Ensemble, and also premiered works by local Atlanta composers such as Lowell Fuchs and Michael Standard. He has played with The Dekalb Symphony Orchestra, Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, APO, GSO, Loner, The Tin Man, Department 88, and Red Waters Quintet.
Chris is a composer of classical and contemporary music. He premiered his piece LIFE in 2017. Chris composed the score for Dangerous Women with The Weird Sisters Theatre project; Sanctuaries and Fortresses and Birth of Pleasure, the film adaptation of Sanctuaries and Fortresses.
Chris strives to show others how they too can turn a gift into a way of life through teaching percussion and drum set in Atlanta.
Meet the Creative Team behind Frankenstein's Funeral
Nichole Palmietto
Producer, Director, Playwright
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Neeley Gossett
Producer, Playwright
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Addae Moon
Playwright
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Annie Harrison Elliott
Playwright
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Angela Harris
Choreographer
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Dana Woodruff
Assistant Choreographer
Amelia Fischer
Fight Director, Intimacy Director
Connor Hammond
Fight Director
Jennifer Schottstaedt
Costume Designer, French Consultant
Charles Swift
Lighting Designer
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Chrissy Culver
Environmental Scenic Designer
Josh Marsh
Special Effects & Props Designer
Christopher Fairchild
Graphic Designer, Ephemera Designer
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Matt Baum
Magic Consultant
Bonnie Devon Smith
Stage Manager
Shelby Folks
House Manager
Brea Walker
Assistant Stage Manager
Chandler Lakin
Production Run Crew
Madeline McCanless
Production Run Crew
Lynn Livingston
Lighting Crew
Jessica Winer
Lighting Crew
This production is made possible in part by the generous support of
Chris Tryba-Cofrin and David Cofrin
Thank You to Our Show Supporters
Stephanie Davis
Clark and Lane Carlock Howard
and the Found Stages Board of Directors
Thank You to Our Sponsors
