420 Frankenstein

The creator of 420 Shakespeare is bringing Mary Shelley’s monster to life… with a little help from Mary Jane. On a dark and stormy night, 4 professional actors meet to perform Shelley’s spine-chilling masterpiece, but only after one of them consumes at least 20mg of you know what, leading to a fun, twisted take on the classic. The nuts and bolts? 4 actors + 20mg = one electrifying evening! This pe

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