Grant High SchoolTheatre Department

proudly presents

May 1, 2, 3 & 8, 9, 10 • 7:00 pm

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Grant High School Performing Arts Department Presents:

From the original screenplay by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones & Michael Palin

Original Broadway Production produced by Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Arielle Tepper Madover, Stephanie McClelland/Lawrence Horowitz, Elan V.

McAllister/Allan S. Gordon, Independent Producers Network, Roy Furman, GRS Associates, Ja Theatricals, TGA Entertainment, and Clear Channel Entertainment. The video or

audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited. Monty Python’s SPAMALOT is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance

materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10018. (866) 378 9758 | www.theatricalrights.com

Book & Lyrics

Eric Idle

Music John Du Prez and Eric Idle

DirectOR Chris Lane

ORCHESTRA conductor

Nicholas Budge

vocal director

John Eisemann

choreographer Julana Torres

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Act I OVERTURE

SCENE 1–THE MIGHTY PORTCULLIS .................................................................................................................. Historian

SCENE 2–MOOSE VILLAGE“The Fish Schlapping Song” ............................................................................................................................... Historian, Mayor, Villagers

SCENE 3–MUD CASTLE“King Arthur’s Song” ............................................................................................................................. King Arthur, Patsy, Castle Guards

SCENE 4–PLAGUE VILLAGE“I Am Not Dead Yet” ...................................................................................................................... Not Dead Fred, Lancelot, Robin, Bodies

SCENE 5–MUD CASTLE ...................................................................................... King Arthur, Patsy, Dennis, Dennis’ Mother

SCENE 6–LADY OF THE LAKE ........................................................................ Her Ladies in Wading, The Laker Girls

“Come With Me” .......................................................................................................... King Arthur, Lady of the Lake, Ladies in Wading

SCENE 7–KNIGHTS“All for One” ........................................................................... King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere

SCENE 8–CAMELOT“Knights of the Round Table” ........................................................................................................... Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy,

Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere, Citizens of Camelot

“The Song that Goes Like This (Reprise)” ......................................................................................................................... Lady of the Lake

SCENE 9–THE FEET OF GOD .................................................................................................................. Arthur, Patsy, Knights

SCENE 10–FIND YOUR GRAIL ........................................................................................ Arthur, Patsy, Knights, Grail Girls

SCENE 11–THE FRENCH CASTLE“Run Away” ....................................................................................................... French Taunters, King Arthur, Patsy, Knights, Frenchies

Intermission

Act II

SCENE 1–THE MIGHTY PORTCULLIS ................................................................................................................... Historian

SCENE 2–A VERY EXPENSIVE FOREST“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” .................................................................. Patsy, King Arthur, Knights, Knights of Ni

SCENES

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SCENE 3–SIR ROBIN AND HIS MINSTRELS

“Brave Sir Robin” .............................................................................................................................................................. Sir Robin & Minstrels

SCENE 4–THE BLACK KNIGHT .............................................................................................. Patsy, Robin, The Black Night

SCENE 5–ANOTHER PART OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE FOREST ..............................Knights of Ni,

Sir Robin & Minstrels, Ensemble, Concorde, Lancelot

“You Won’t Succeed on Broadway” .......................................................................................................................... Sir Robin & Ensemble

SCENE 6–A HOLE IN THE UNIVERSE“The Diva’s Lament” ......................................................................................................................................................... The Lady of the Lake

SCENE 7–PRINCE HERBERT’S CHAMBER“Where Are You” ............................................................................................................................................ Prince Herbert, Herbert’s Father

“Here Are You” .............................................................................................................................................................................. Prince Herbert

“His Name is Lancelot” .............................................................................................................. Prince Herbert, Sir Lancelot, Lance Men

SCENE 8–YET ANOTHER PART OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE FOREST“I’m All Alone” ..................................................................................................................................................... King Arthur, Patsy, Knights

“The Song That Goes Like This (Reprise)” ........................................................................................ Lady of the Lake & King Arthur

SCENE 9–THE KILLER RABBIT“The Holy Grail” ................................................................................................................... King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Galahad,

Sir Bedevere, Sir Bors, Tim the Enchanter, Brother Maynard

SCENE 10–FINALE“Find Your Grail Finale–Medley” ............................................................................................................................................... The Company

In Order of Appearance

SIR ROBIN; FIRST SOLDIER WITH A KEEN INTEREST IN BIRDS; A QUITE EXTRAORDINARILY RUDE FRENCHMAN; PRINCE HERBERT; BROTHER MAYNARDPaul Smith

KING ARTHUR Owen Sokoloff

SIR DENNIS GALAHAD; THE BLACK KNIGHT; KING OF SWAMP CASTLE Ethan Eisemann

SCENES

CAST

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SIR LANCELOT; SECOND GUARD WITH A KEEN INTEREST IN BIRDS; THE HEAD KNIGHT OF NI; TIM THE ENCHANTER Jack Aldisert

PATSY, ARTHUR’S TRUSTY STEED Michael Meo

LADY OF THE LAKE Kiah Stern

NOT DEAD FRED Nate Golden

LADIES IN WADING Abby Williams, Maddy Fellows, Sophia Lang, Maia Dooney, Sophia Morrow, Jenna Brandis

THE HISTORIAN, DENNIS’ MOTHER Nikoli Lujan Bear

MAYOR Robbie Goldie

FINLANDIANS Abby Williams, Sydney Willis, Allison Little, Maddy Fellows, Claire Wheeler, Maia Dooney, Audrey Porter,

Trenton Bryant-Trerise, Nate Golden, Finn Topelmann, Henry Belliveau, Lilly Sasse, Jenna Brandis, TT Campbell

SELF-DESTRUCTIVE MONKS Wyatt Jackson, Ian McGranahan, River Anderson, Sam Schrader

CONCORDE Max Tapogna

MINSTRELS Maddy Fellows, Allison Little, Maia Dooney

SIR BEDEVERE Carter Bryan

SIR BORS Ben Huffine

LAKER GIRLS Sydney Willis, Jenna Richards, Jenna Brandis, Claire Wheeler, Lilly Sasse, Audrey Porter

FRENCHIES Robbie Goldie, Trenton Bryant-Trerise, Max Tapogna

KNIGHTS OF NI Wyatt Jackson, Robbie Goldie, Finn Topelmann, River Anderson

SWAMP CASTLE GUARDS Trenton Bryant-Trerise, Finn Topelmann

LORDS AND LADIES OF CAMELOT Claire Leipzig, Wendy Smith, Hillary Dodge, Cheyenne Canfield, Ian McGranahan, Sydney Parno, Brady McCollum,

Sam Schrader, Maya Date, Lindsay Andrus, Libby Clark, Alex Dana, Christina DePinto, Maddy Piazza, Ryan Little,

TT Campbell, Tea Johnson, Nika Bartoo-Smith, Ella Timmons, Caleb Putnam

CAST cont’d

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DIRECTOR ............................................................................................................................................................................................... Chris Lane

VOCAL DIRECTOR ................................................................................................................................................................... John Eisemann

ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR .................................................................................................................................................. Nicholas Budge

CHOREOGRAPHER ...................................................................................................................................................................... Julana Torres

COSTUME DESIGNER ...................................................................................................................................................................... Kelly Walsh

LIGHTING DESIGNER ..................................................................................................................................................................... Nat Bartos

SOUND DESIGNERS ........................................................................................................................ Richard Smith & John Eisemann

SET DESIGNERS .......................................................................................................... Chris Lane, Lars Topelmann, Monique McClean

SCENIC DESIGNER ........................................................................................................................................................................ Brett Wilson

SET CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................... Lars Topelmann, Monique McClean, Steve Little,

Eric Eisemann, Joe Johnson, Mike Burton

ACCOMPANIST .............................................................................................................................................................................. April Lonchar

GRAPHIC DESIGNER ........................................................................................................................................................................ Jen Milius

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR ................................................................................................................................................... Jenny Shea

STAGE MANAGER ..................................................................................................................................................................... Grace Anderson

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS ............................................................................................................................. Olivia Bozarth, Olivia Abbott

DECK CHIEF ............................................................................................................................................................................................ Dan Sims

LIGHTBOARD OPERATOR .............................................................................................................................................. Brendan Switalla

SOUNDBOARD OPERATORS ................................................................................................................................................ Richard Smith

DECK CREW ......................................................................... Emilija Thorburn , Owen McLaughlin, Brady McCollum, Lucy Aldisert

COSTUME ASSISTANT ........................................................................................................................................................... Riley McMahon

ORCHESTRA

CREW

Blair Shepard ............. piccolo, flute,

saxophone, ukulele, percussion

Paige Rojas ............. flute, percussion

Sam Wu Rose ......................... bassoon

Kamron Kayhani ................ clarinet,

saxophone

Adrian Galash ...................... clarinet

Carson Runnling .......... bass clarinet,

percussion

Bradley Lewis .............. bass clarinet

Ben Rosene ......................... trombone

Matthew Klockuer .......... trombone

Hannah Onderdonk ........ trombone

Jonah Austin ....... tuba, percussion

April Lonchar ...... piano, keyboard

Aodan Collins ................... cello, bass

Thomas Quick ...................... drums,

percussion

Daniel Sartin ................. saxophone,

percussion

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OWEN SOKOLOFFking arthur

NATE GOLDENnot dead fred

PAUL SMITHsir robin/herbert, etc.

KIAH STERNthe lady of the lake

MICHAEL MEOpatsy

CARTER BRYANsir bedevere, etc.

ETHAN EISEMANNsir dennis galahad, etc.

JACK ALDISERTlancelot, etc.

CAST PHOTOS

notes

This production was a HUGE undertaking, and many people

deserve a lot of thanks and credit for making it a reality. First of all, Carol Campbell for her smart and compassionate leadership and support; Kristyn Wetsphal for her support, insight

and patience; and Claudia Ramos-Tetz for moving through her first year at Grant with such grace and aplomb. Thank you, Administrative Team!

Stagecraft for their part in creating this show, Jenny Shea, my amazing parent volunteer coordinator, for all her hard work tracking down props and set pieces, organizing parent support, working on publicity and ticket sales; you name it, she did it and it simply

could not have been the show it is without her. Lars Topellman and Monique McClean, (let’s just call them the Art Department cavalry, shall we?) for designing and creating the Spamalot Castle and generally being amazing; Steve Little for being equally

indispensible and amazing for building the Swamp Castle, Star of David, sundry and other things; Joe Johnson for his awesome carpentry skills; Eric Eisemann for rocking the mighty Portcullis; Ginny Stern for her

constant support and assistance; Laura and Don Nissen for painting and set construction support; Hannah Nissen for being the lead scenic painter and an all-around-amazing human being; Adrian Gallash for your wonderful painting contributions; Grace Anderson for all her hard work teching Grant productions over

the last four years; Dan Sims for his commitment to Grant theatre over the last two years; the Oliviae for their good humour and dependability; Amelia for having the best inadvertant nickname ever; Brett

Wilson for making me laugh a little too hard and having such a way with polysterene; Nat Bartos for saving the day with your excellent lighting design and unfailingly pleasant demeanor; Larry

Larsen for making it possible for Nat to save the day and for the use of your flying rig; Steve Knox with Lakewood Theatre for your generosity with props and set pieces; Kelly Walsh

for your unbelievable patience and consummate artistry with costumes; Shannon and Nona Wasson for your constant friendship and support; Tom Beckett for the use of his

wonderful medieval weapons and costume pieces; John Eisemann and Nick Budge for being such great musicians, teachers, and colleagues; Jessica Murray for

being such a welcome addition to our performing arts department and such a class act; Jen Milius for her delightful poster and

program design, Julanna Torres for being my number one unindicted

co-conspirator and a true inspiration as a choreographer and creative being; and the two people

who mean the most to me and give me something to strive for every day

by being a part of my life and letting me be a part of theirs:

Vivian and Lydia.

THANK YOU!

On behalf of the entire Grant Performing Arts team, it is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to this evening’s production of SPAMALOT!, a giddy celebration of Monty Python’s search for the holy grail of comedy by combining highbrow literary and historical humor with what can only be described as inspired silliness (perhaps occasionally drifting off into well-tempered vulgarity, but, hey, who amongst us would shun the unencumbered plaisir of watching medieval french soldiers deliver a bracing blast of The Marseille by way of their derrieres? Not me, that’s for sure). To conclude my exceptionally deep and impossibly wordy Director’s Notes, I am thrilled to bring this production to the Grant stage and look forward to sharing many more moments of joy and laughter with Grant students, family, and friends as they continue to support, engage, and participate in theatre. I hope you’ll agree after seeing the show. . . It is Not Dead Yet! – Chris Lane