Leaving Your Heart on the Field

Leaving Your Heart on the Field is the fifth episode of Off Book: The Improvised Musical, and features guest Betsy Sodaro. The entire musical takes place at the end of a boys-vs-girls youth soccer game where girls Vanessa, Janessa, and Carly face off against Kyle, Lyle, and Trent...and maybe find love along the way. Also one of the refs is a bird.
== Episode Description ==
It's a tale of competing teenage soccer teams in the brand-new musical "LEAVING YOUR HEART ON THE FIELD." Betsy Sodaro joins in for the musical offering of a lifetime by way of hit numbers such as "Sports Boner," "Empty Nest Syndrome," "You Like My Face," and many more in this timeless classic that will remind you that with every new day comes a new kid.Official Episode Description
== Musical Cast ==
=== Betsy Sodaro ===
* Janessa
* Trent Wyzoski
* Referee Katie
=== Jessica McKenna ===
* Vanessa
* Kyle
* Referee who is a Bird
=== Zach Reino ===
* Carly
* Lyle
* Referee Beverly
* P.F. Chang's Waiter (cut scene)
== Songs ==
* "This Doesn't Matter" (5:37)
* "Sports Boner" (9:33)
* "Empty Nest Syndrome" (12:00)
* "Flop Flop Flop, Floppin' Around (That's It)" (15:15)
* "You Like My Face" (16:32)
* "You Can Be in Love (At the P.F. Chang's)" (23:10)
* "Yellow Card (Finale)" (28:44)
Cut Song:
* "Racism Isn't a Thing" (39:25)
== Trivia ==
* This is the first show to feature an audience talkback and the only non-live show to do so. Instead of actual audience members, audience members are also played by Jess, Zach, and Betsy.
*The episode repeatedly references the band Yellowcard, whose name actually comes, albeit indirectly, from the soccer term. "Ocean Avenue" is the band's 2003 breakout hit.
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
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