Piedmont Players Theatre (PPT) announces AUDITIONS for
Monty Python’s SPAMALOT
Book and lyrics by Eric Idle
Music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle
A new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”
From the original screenplay by
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Producing Partners
Bill and Shari Graham
Open Auditions: Dancers/Singers
When: Monday, Feb 25 & Tuesday & Feb 26, 2013 at 7pm (sign up begins 30 min. prior)
Where: Meroney Theater (3rd Floor), 213 S. Main St., Salisbury, NC
Rehearsals Begin: March 4
Performance Dates: April 18-27
Director & Designer: Reid Leonard
Director & Choreographer: Tod A. Kubo
Musical Director: Virgie Taylor
Stage Managers: Greer & Monica Bigsby
For more information contact: Josh Wainright -
704-633-5471
md@piedmontplayers.com
ABOUT AUDITIONS
Piedmont Players Theatre is holding Open Auditions for the Tony Award Winning Musical, SPAMALOT on Monday, February 25 and Tuesday, February 26 at 7:00PM. Directed by Reid Leonard, Co-Directed/Choreographed by Tod A. Kubo, Musically Directed by Virgie Taylor. Rehearsals begin on March 4, and performances run from April 18-27, 2013. Actors must be available for all rehearsals and performances.
Performers should prepare 16 bars from a song in the style of the show. If you dance, please bring in character shoes. Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend. Details and character descriptions are included below.
ABOUT SPAMALOT
Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. SPAMALOT is not exactly like the film. For example it doesn’t come in a metal canister but it does feature many of the same characters and the same sense of Python humor.
The original 2005 Broadway production of Spamalot won 3 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and received a total of 14 Tony nominations. It also won the Grammy for Best Musical Show Album and was nominated for 7 Laurence Olivier Awards. (the British equivalent of the Tony Awards)
ABOUT MONTY PYTHON
Monty Python was a very famous comedy troupe made up of six British comics (John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle) that in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s had a very popular TV show called Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The show, which was broadcast on BBC in Britain and PBS in the States, consisted of comedy sketches, very much like Mad TV or Saturday Night Live is today.
AVAILABLE ROLES
KING ARTHUR: The King of England who sets out on a quest to form the Knights of the Roundtable and find the Holy Grail. Great Humor. Good singer.
SIR ROBIN: A Knight of the Roundtable. Ironically called 'Sir Robin the Brave,' though he couldn't be more cowardly. Joins the Knights for the singing and dancing. Also plays GUARD 1 and BROTHER MAYNARD, a long-winded monk.
SIR LANCELOT: A Knight of the Roundtable. He is fearless to a bloody fault but through a twist of fate, does discover his 'softer side.' This actor MUST be great with character voices and accents, as he also plays THE FRENCH TAUNTER, an arrogant, condescending, over-the-top Frenchman, the KNIGHT OF NI, an absurd, cartoonish leader of a peculiar group of Knights, and TIM THE ENCHANTER, a ghostly being with a Scottish accent.
PATSY: King Arthur's horse and servant. Underappreciated but always longing for King Arthur's approval. Good, funny, physical mover with some tap dancing. Also plays MAYOR, a jolly red-faced man who advertises the merits of his hometown and the drunken, useless GUARD 2.
SIR GALAHAD: A Knight of the Roundtable. Begins as Dennis, a lower class 'mud gatherer' who becomes Knighted and transforms into the dashing Sir Galahad. Also plays PRINCE HERBERT'S FATHER, a wealthy, brutish Yorkshireman man at odds with his sensitive son, THE BLACK KNIGHT who is always ready to duel despite multiple injuries. Strong bari-tenor singing required.
SIR BEDEVERE: A Knight of the Roundtable. An inept scholar. Also plays DENNIS GALAHAD'S MOTHER, a shrill peasant woman, and CONCORDE, Sir Lancelot's horse. No solo singing.
THE LADY OF THE LAKE: A Diva. Strong, beautiful, possesses mystical powers. The leading lady of the show.Great singing voice is essential, as she must be able to sing effortlessly in many styles and vocal registers.
PRINCE HERBERT: The hopeful and frilly prince who loves to sing and pines for his love atop a tower. Also plays the HISTORIAN: A tweedy academic; NOT DEAD FRED: A sickly little fellow who, despite others' beliefs, claims he is "not yet dead."?FRENCH GUARD: The condemnatory French sidekick to the French Taunter; MINSTREL: In Sir Robin's band. Tenor singing required.
ENSEMBLE (6 men/6 women): Strong male and female singers/dancers. Wear clothing that shows off your figure.Looking for men and women with great personality and presence. Cheerleader/Vegas showgirl type.
Josh Wainright | Marketing Director
Piedmont Players Theatre Inc.
213 S. Main St
Salisbury, NC 28144
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