Creative Cauldron to Open 25th Anniversary Season with Gothic Revival

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Performances will run October 8 through November 1, 2026.

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Creative Cauldron Stage will launch its landmark 25th Anniversary Season with the revival of Monsters of the Villa Diodati, running October 8 through November 1, 2026.

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This musical by Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith travels back to the famous rainy summer of 1816 on Lake Geneva. While a storm rages outside, host Lord Byron challenges his famous literary guests to produce the ultimate tale of terror before the night ends. Monsters explores the high-stakes nature of creativity, exposing the inner demons that birthed two of Gothic literature's most iconic figures: John Polidori’s The Vampyre and Mary Shelley ’s Frankenstein.

The cast includes David Landstrom as Lord Byron , Susan Derry as Mary Shelley , Ben Ribler as Percy Shelley, Alan Gutierrez-Urista as John Polidori, Rachel Cahoon as Claire Clairmont, Gretchen Midgely Kaylor as Female Swing, and John Henry Stamper as Male Swing.

The creative team includes director Matt Conner , music director Garrett Jones, scenic designer Margie Jervis, Costume Designer Tessa Grippaudo, lighting designer Lynn Joslin, and stage manager Nicholas Goodman.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/MONSTERS-OF-THE-VILLA-DIODATI-to-Open-Creative-Cauldron-25th-Anniversary-Season-20260911)._