The Adventure of the Fluoride Fandango

by
Kevin M Reese

[© 2001, Kevin M Reese]

History:
Originally produced by the Wichita Children's Theatre for the Sedgwick County Dental Health Association annual Tooth Fair. It was first presented February 4-8 2002, and played ten performances. It was directed by John (JB) Boldenow.

Production Length: 45 minutes. 
Recommended for Audiences Age 5-13, target age:  3rd Graders.
Characters in Play:  4
Original Cast: 4; 2 Men, 2 Women 

Characters: 
Capt Mandy Buhler - Skipper of the Intergalactical spaceship.
Lt Max Zeller  - her silly, yet dependable sidekick
Robbie - Dependable and efficient robot
Phil Fistula - Villain who will go to no end promoting tooth decay.

Follow the adventures of Capt. Mandy Buhler, her silly, yet dependable sidekick Lt. Max Zeller, and their faithful robot, Robbie as they race across the galaxy to save the world from the evil Phil Fistula . The Earth's natural supply of Fluoride is running perilously low and our heroes must transport a new secret formula to the Intergalactical Command Center before Dr. Fistula can hijack their space ship, steal the formula, and doom mankind to a future of endless cavities and tooth decay.

Setting:
Interior set (Control Bridge of a space ship). This fast paced musical (non-musical version also available) is full of Dental Hygiene information and science fiction fun-- time travel, a talking, dancing robot, and a computer console full of flashing lights.  A fun project for your costumer and set designer!

Songs:  in WMF Format (Window's Media Player File) Click to listen!
Blast Off to Adventure - Mandy & Max
Little Cutie, Sweet Patootie - Mandy
Cavity Crisis - Max
Gliding Through Life - Robbie
The Fluoride Fandango - All
Blast Off to Adventure (Finale) - All

Interesting Facts About the Show - (Can you say Trivial Trivia?)

Dental Health Points:
The show stresses the importance of Brushing, Flossing, Regular Check-ups, Fluoride, Plague Prevention, Tooth-Friendly Snacks.

Educational Study Guide Available

Dental Health-Related Web Links

Attention Dental Health Organizations
This show will be available for reading beginning March, 2002.  Your organization can arrange to produce this show or have a theatre group produce it for you (KMR Scripts is not a production company-- we just write the shows). CLICK HERE  for a helpful information page.