KHS’s Keating Theater was filled with teachers, students and parents three nights in a row while KHS students performed Spamalot, April 10-12 for their annual musical.

Spamalot is a musical comedy based off of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  Both mock the legend of King Arthur.  Spamalot follows King Arthur, played by John Fuszner, senior, and his servant Patsy, played by Drew Redington, senior, when they go on a quest to find the Holy Grail. King Arthur recruits several knights to accompany him on his quest and they meet characters such as the Lady of the Lake, Not Dead Fred and Prince Herbert.

This was the fourth and final production for the KH Players of the 2014-2015 school year.   There were around 90 students involved including the cast, crew and pit.  Students of all grades were allowed to participate in the production.

“I loved everybody in the cast, crew and pit of Spamalot,” Justin Sweeney, freshman who played Guard Two, said. “It was a lot of fun working with and meeting new people from every grade.”

Ellie Cassidy, freshman who played a laker girl, agreed.

“I liked meeting the upperclassmen that were more experienced then me, I had to learn quicker,” Cassidy said.

Kelly Schnider, the drama teacher and director of Spamalot, said it was not an easy thing.  From trying to deal with snow days interrupting the rehearsal schedule to subject matter, Spamalot presented some difficult roadblocks.

“You’re trying to the walk the line between paying homage to what’s been done in the past and honoring that and still allowing the students to bring their own thing to it.  You’re trying to bridge that line and that’s difficult,” Schnider said.

But despite their struggles Spamalot pulled together in the end.

“It came together really well, and I couldn’t have asked for it to have come together any better,” Schnider said.

With lots of humor, musical numbers and even some audience participation Spamalot had the Keating Theater rising to their feet at the end of production.