IT’S ALIVE!

THE FIRST-EVER FULL MUSICAL PRODUCTION REHEARSED & RECORDED ENTIRELY IN ISOLATION IS HERE!

On March 9th, 18 students from across the Flathead Valley began rehearsal on Mel Brooks' hilarious musical, Young Frankenstein.

A week later, the world was forced into isolation.

With traditional rehearsal and performance now impossible, continuing on would have been crazy. 

Good thing we're crazy.

Armed with only their mobile phones and a pair of earbuds, these 18 students quickly changed gears to turn what was to be their live performance into a movie - one rehearsed and recorded entirely by remote and in isolation.

PRODUCTION INFO

Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
Original direction & choreography by Susan Stroman

Directed by Betsi Morrison

Performed by students ages 13-18 from around the Flathead Valley via video conference!

SPONSOR INFO

Platinum Sponsors
Kalispell KiDDS

Gold Sponsors
Bindley Family Foundation
John & Kris Vandenburgh

Silver Sponsors
Flathead Electric Coop
Frampton & Purdy Law Office
Soroptimist International of Whitefish
Statefarm Insurance
Weyerhaeuser

 

ABOUT YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein!

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 original as it will be to newcomers, Young Frankenstein has all the of panache of the screen sensation with a little extra theatrical flair added!

Performed by Flathead Valley students in Grades 8-12