MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT - ESCONDIDO, CA EPA
THEATRE AT WELK RESORT
Welk Resort Theatre
8860 Lawrence Welk Drive
Escondido, CA 92026
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (PDT)
Break: 1:30-2:30pm
SPT
$450 weekly minimum
Equity actors for roles in MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT (see breakdown).
Please prepare a brief cut of a song and be prepared to read from sides provided. For those not able to attend in person we will accept video submissions after 6/26 at: TheatreAtTheWelk.auditions@gmail.com. All actors will be asked to sing from their book and be prepared to move at the end of the call.
Book and Lyrics by Eric Idol. Music by John Du Prez.
Director: Noelle Marion (expected to attend)
Choreographer: Katie Banville
Musical Director: Patrick Marion
Producing Artistic Director: Larry Raben
Executive Producer: Sean Coogan
1ST REHEARSAL: AUG. 21
OPENING: SEPT. 9
CLOSING: OCT. 29, 2023
SHOW SCHEDULE SAT. 1:00 & 7:00, SUN. 1:00 PM.
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An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Monty Python’s Spamalot Synopsis: Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, MONTY PYTHON’S 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. Did we mention the bevy of beautiful showgirls? The 2005 Broadway production won three Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, The outrageous, uproarious, and gloriously entertaining musical follows the story of King Arthur, the Lady of the Lake, and the Knight of the Round Table as they search for the Holy Grail and “always look on the bright side of life.”
KING ARTHUR (Late 30s-60s.): 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.
PATSY (30s-40s): King Arthur’s horse and servant. Underappreciated but always longing for King Arthur’s approval. Good, funny, physical mover with some tap dancing. Also MAYOR, a jolly red-faced man who advertises the merits of his hometown and the drunken, useless GUARD 2.
SIR GALAHAD (30s): A Knight of the Roundtable. Begins as Dennis, a lower class ‘mud gatherer’ who becomes Knighted and transforms into the dashing Sir Galahad. Also 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.
SIR BEDEVERE (20s-40s): A Knight of the Roundtable. An inept scholar. Also DENNIS GALAHAD’S MOTHER, a shrill peasant woman, and CONCORDE, Sir Lancelot’s horse. No solo singing.
HISTORIAN (20s-30s). Tenor singing. Very good mover. 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. PRINCE HERBERT: The hopeful and frilly prince who loves to sing and pines for his love atop a tower.
THE LADY OF THE LAKE (20s-30s):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. Especially seeking actresses of all races for this role.
SIR ROBIN (30s-40s): 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 GUARD 1 and BROTHER MAYNARD, a long-winded monk.
SIR LANCELOT (30s-40): A Knight of the Roundtable. He is fearless to a bloody fault but through a twist of fate, does discover his ‘softer side.’ Great with character voices and accents, as he doubles as 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.
8 ENSEMBLE ROLES (4 female presenting and 4 male presenting). All sing and are excellent theatre dancers proficient at tap. These 8 will also fill out the following roles: SIR NOT APPEARING may double as THE DANCING MONK. THE DANCING NUN. TWO FRENCH GUARDS are two of the MALE ENSEMBLE ROBIN’S 3 MINSTRELS, SIR BORS
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