Overview
Synopsis
Professor Fodorski, an Eastern-European immigrant, arrives at a small, football-oriented college eager to please his students. He finally reaches his football-minded students by teaching engineering concepts in football terms. In the course of demonstrating an engineering principle, he even manages to turn one student into a start kicker.
Show Information
- Book
- Mel Brooks
- Music
- Lee Adams
- Lyrics
- Charles Strouse
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Lead |
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Baritone |
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Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
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Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Football players, Airline Stewards; Immigration Officers; travellers, tour guides, etc. |
Ensemble |
Either Gender |
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Male |
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Male |
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Male |
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Female |
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Male |
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Female |
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Female |
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Male |
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Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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Themes, Symbols & Motifs
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Quote Analysis
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