FRANKEN'S A.I. PRESS RELEASE
Franken's A.I.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 7, 2026
Press Contact:
Jola Cora
[email protected] (no g)
Franken’s A.I.
A futuristic retelling of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, on the 210th anniversary of its creation, with special appearances by Mary Shelley and Lord Byron.
Los Angeles, May 7, 2026.
The perfect human is not… human?
Franken’s A.I. is an original new play written by actress, writer, director Jola Cora, herself born a short walk from the villa Diodati, in Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland, where the idea of Frankenstein was born.
1816, villa Diodati, Geneva, Switzerland, the world is overcome by gloom after the eruption of the volcano on Mount Tambora. The atmospheric dust blocks sunlight in the stratosphere; it is the year without a summer and Lord Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley, John Polidori and Claire Clairmont are diverting themselves with ghost stories. Mary Shelley creates Frankenstein.
2036, Silicon Valley, California, global warming has reached such destructive highs that geoengineers have created an artificial volcano eruption to cool down the atmosphere. It is another year without a summer and Swiss engineer Victoria Franken creates an artificial companion meant to lead humans to their betterment.
Franken’s A.I. opens on June 12 as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2026 at The McCadden Theatre – 1157 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90038.
Franken’s A.I. is a tale about Frankenstein, creativity, climate change, responsibility, poetry, artificial intelligence, laudanum and Mary Shelley and Lord Byron.
This Hollywood Fringe production is a short stage version of a future feature film and play, looking for producers.
PERFORMANCES:
Saturday June 6 2026, 9:30 PM
Friday June 12 2026, 11:00 PM
Sunday June 21 2026, 11:30 PM
Saturday June 27 2026, 2:30 PM
WHERE: McCadden Place Theatre
1157 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90038
TICKETS: $11 – https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13831
Running time 30 mins
12+, content warning: suicidal ideation.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM:
Jola Cora (Playwright/Director/Victoria Franken/Lord Byron) started acting at 15 on the stage of Teatr Nowy in Warsaw, Poland. She also wrote and directed feature and short films, notably Noc, Pandemos, Night Beauty as well as Live, Laugh, Love, presented at the Cannes Short Film Corner in 2016. She returns to the Hollywood Fringe after The House by the Swamp (2015) as well as Siren Call, winner of the Encore Award in 2019, which she also wrote, directed and co-starred in.
She is a member of the Byron Society and is thrilled to be playing the double role of Victoria Franken and Lord Byron.
Isabel Powell (Franny/Mary Shelley) is an actor raised between Barcelona, Spain and Venice Beach, California. She has trained at Pacific Resident Youth Conservatory, Santa Monica College and Stella Adler Academy of Acting. Some of her professional credits include Mollie Ralston in The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie; After You by Steven Dietz, directed by Peter Kors, and performed at the Short and Sweet Hollywood Festival; The Ride written and directed by Slava Denisov; and Cash by Stan Harrington, readily available on Amazon Prime.
Dj Ass Maggots (composer)
Comps available for members of the press upon request. Please contact Jola Cora ([email protected]) (no g)
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