Monty Python's Spamalot: School Edition

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General Audition Information:

You will be asked to sing a song you have prepared. We prefer you to sing with a karaoke track to hear you match pitch and work with a recording. You may choose any song you feel best showcases your voices for the style of the show, but you may also choose to sing one of the songs listed below. (Please do NOT sing the entire song. About 30-45 seconds, give or take, will suffice.)

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: INSTRUMENTAL TRACK SHEET MUSIC

(Diva's Lament) Whatever Happened to My Part: INSTRUMENTAL TRACK SHEET MUSIC

I'm All Alone: INSTRUMENTAL TRACK SHEET MUSIC

The Song That Goes Like This INSTRUMENTAL TRACK SHEET MUSIC

If you are unable to read sheet music, you should be able to find examples of these songs online to help you understand the rhythm and pitch of the songs.

Suggested monologues/readings are listed below. These are not the only parts available, but each reading gives us a good sense of a variety of characteristics you may display that will help place you best.

Historian

England 932 A.D. A Kingdom divided. To the West the Anglo Saxons, to the East the French. Above nothing but Celts and some people from Scotland. In Gwynned, Powys, and Dyfed - Plague. In the kingdoms of Wessex, Sussex, and Essex and Kent - Plague. In Mercia and the two Anglias - Plague: with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine coming out of the Northeast at twelve miles per hour. Legend tells of an extraordinary leader, who arose from the chaos, to unite a troubled kingdom ... A man with a vision who gathered Knights together in a Holy Quest. This man was Arthur, King of the Britons And so, King Arthur gathered more Knights together, bringing from all the corners of the Kingdom the strongest and bravest in the land to sit at the Round Table. The strangely flatulent Sir Bedevere. the dashingly handsome Sir Galahad ...the homicidally brave Sir Lancelot ...Sir Robin the Not-quite-so-brave-as-SirLancelot ... who slew the vicious chicken of Bristol and who personally wet himself at the Battle of Badon Hill. And the aptly named Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-show. Together they formed a band whose names and deeds were to be retold throughout the Centuries ... The Knights of the Round Table!

Arthur, King of the Britons

Hail good sir. I am Arthur king of the Britons lord and ruler of all of England, and Scotland and even tiny little bits of Gaul. We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights to join me in my court at Camelot. I must speak with your lord and master. (listens) … He is busy?… Good Sir we have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, through the kingdom of Mercia, through ... (interrupted) .. What? No I don’t have and appointment… No.. I can’t come back later…Will you tell your master that Arthur from the Court of Camelot is here… No I don’t want to Tweet him you twit… I want to know if he will join my court at Camelot? Never mind. (turning to a person on the ground near him.)You, old woman! Oh sorry.. man, who lives in that castle over … (interrupted) what? Look I did say I was sorry about the 'old woman' thing, but really from behind you do look like ...never mind… look I am your king and I order you … yes King! No.. no one voted for me. As I rode forth from Camelot I saw a lady in the lake!... No. Not dead. She was ... the Lady of the Lake, She lives in the lake. She appeared to me out of the bosom of the water ... Her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, holding aloft Excalibur (draws sword and holds it aloft) signifying by Divine Providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your King. It's not just an ordinary sword. How many swords have their own names? …Do you think I could make that up? …. Very well, since you don't believe me, I will prove to you that the Lady of the Lake exists. (On his knee) 0 Lady of the Lake, please reveal to this doubting Thomas ...what? ... oh very well please reveal to this doubting “Dennis” that you are real.

Lady of the Lake

But you're not alone Arthur. Haven't you noticed? I've been with you all the time. Who gave you the sword, who made you King, who welcomed you to Camelot, who helped you off on your quest? Sure, I've been off stage for far too long, but I am here to help you and I always have been, and so has Patsy. You see, Arthur dear, we're all here to help each other. To complete your quest you must put on a broadway show and You've been in a “Broadway -Like” show all the time. Now you have to finish the show. It is a musical, so you have to find the Grail and end with a wedding. Oh but who will you marry…. Well, it would have to be someone who loved you and cared for you enough to give you a sword, to make you King, to welcome you to Camelot, to help you off on your quest ... (listening)… What Me?... Oh not I couldn’t….OK!

Tim the Enchanter

Greetings' King Arthur! Yes I know your name I am an enchanter… there are some who call me…. Tim. You seek the Holy Grail. Only the bravest will find it.. Below me ... lies the cave of Caerbannog, wherein carved upon the very living rock, there be a clue which shall lead ye directly to your goal. But think well before you step into this cave, for the entrance way is guarded by a beast so foul, so cruel, no man yet has fought this evil beast and lived. So be you warned brave knights, for death awaits you all with nasty great big pointy teeth' (demonstrates nasty pointy teeth). Wait' Too late' There it is! Cringe you mortals at the site of …. No.. no not behind the rabbit… It is the Rabbit!.... Look this is no ordinary rabbit. This is the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on. He won’t just nibble your bum! This rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide. It's a killer! It'll do you up a treat, mate! Look, I'm warning you! (Watching the rabbit carnage) Not so brave now are you? I warned you. Oh, but, you knew it all, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little bunny, isn't it? Well, it's always the same, I always tell them but they never, ever, ever listen.