"Whoever wins, we lose," was the tagline of the first "Alien vs. Predator" movie, and it could be argued by many to be the subtext of every presidential election year. On Saturday, Oct. 27, the Alex Theatre plans to upend both those notions, with a screening of one of "AvP"'s monster mash-up predecessors, "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man," followed by ... a political debate? Yes, two of Universal's most classic creature creations will be recreated and brought back to life onstage in a presentation that's a total win for the audience, as the battling beasties argue the issues and seek ... what?
Makeup artist John Goodwin, who'll be bringing the original designs to life and portraying Frankenstein's monster, said, “Most people don't know there is an election in Monsterland, and they're having the runoff for the president of monsters.” But his friend Daniel Roebuck, best known for playing the exploding Arzt on “Lost,” and donning the hair and fangs here, doesn't limit his sights, and insists his Wolf Man wants to beat Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.