Young Frankenstein
Auditions
January 15-17, 2024 @ 7pm
Preview
March 7, 2024
Performances
March 8-10, 15-17 & 22-24, 2024
Preview, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30pm • Sundays @ 2:30pm
Venue
Community Players Theatre
Light Advisory
This show contains flashing and strobe lights.
Content Advisory
Due to its slightly irreverent yet good-natured humor, Young Frankenstein might not be suitable for very young children — but teens (and those above their teen years!) will best enjoy this uproarious musical comedy.
Recommended for ages 13 and up for adult themes and language. (There is no official rating system for live theatre.) We encourage you to use your judgment based on your own research of the show, your own sensibilities, and a child's age and maturity level.
Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Book by Mel Brooks
Synopsis
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced "Fronk-en-steen") inherits his family's estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced "Eye-gore"), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. "It's alive!" he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather's. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds.
Every bit as relevant to audience members who will remember the Mel Brooks original as it will be to newcomers, Young Frankenstein has all the of panache of the screen sensation with a little extra theatrical flair. With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "Puttin' on the Ritz," Young Frankenstein is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment.
Special Thanks
Brett Cottone
Jake Wiggins Fabrication
Duncan Brokholder
Heartland Community College
Holiday Spectacular
Chris Terven
Mike Ainslie
Dakota Williams
Heartland Theatre Company
Ben Fetters
Crew
Cast
Director's Note
I have a confession. I have a crush on Mel Brooks. Our production of Young Frankenstein is a love letter to him and to the incomparable Gene Wilder, who conceived the notion of Victor Frankensteins’s descendant returning to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps by sparking life into lifeless tissue thereby creating "The Monster." Also, we honor Mary Shelley, who in her genius wrote the original novel, Frankenstein in 1818. Shelley glimpsed into the future and warned that humanity would eventually have to grapple with what wonders science can create, and the consequences thereof.
-Marcia Weiss