DavisMusical
Theatre
Company
Davis
Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 7:30pm
or
Monday, November 6, 2017 at 7:30pm
Callbacks: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 8:00pm
Directed by Steve Isaacson
Choreographed by Pamela Kay Lourentzos
Musical direction by Kyle Jackson & Dean Mora
Opens Friday, January 5, 2018
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. Did we mention the bevy of beautiful show girls? The 2005 Broadway production won three Tony Awards, including “Best Musical,” and received 14 Tony Award nominations.
| Role | Description |
|---|---|
| King Arthur | The King of England who sets out on a quest to form the Knights of the Round Table 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, Arthur's Horse | 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 home town and the drunken, useless GUARD 2. |
| Sir Dennis 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. |
| 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. |
| THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE PLAYED BY THE SAME ACTOR | 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. |
| Ensemble/Laker Girls | Consisting of 6 men and 6 women (Laker Girls): THE DANCING MONK A MALE DANCER appears as THE DANCING NUN TWO FRENCH GUARDS are two of the MALE ENSEMBLE ROBIN'S MINSTRELS are also ENSEMBLE: 2 MEN, 1 WOMAN. SIR BORS is MALE ENSEMBLE. |