October 10 - November 1, 2026
“While a storm was brewing outside their villa on Lake Geneva, the famous writers inside entertained one another with ghost stories. Lord Byron, their host, offered a challenge: produce the perfect tale of terror before the night ends. Conner and Smith's electrifying musical first premiered in 2016 to critical acclaim. Monsters explores the nature of creativity itself, and reveals to us the inner demons that materialized in two of the most iconic monsters in Gothic literature: John Polidori's The Vampyre and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.”
Ben played the role of poet Percy Shelley in the ten-year remount of this exciting gothic rock musical. The show ran at Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, VA through the month of October, perfect for the Halloween season.