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Question:ok, so im in the play, and im general schmidtz, kinda big role for freshmas, and i dont really sing, need help on that, and help with how to memorize lines!! and how to be mean!! ne one who has seen this play give me advise on how the generals part was, we have the script, ne one who has a nice long answer that really helps gets the points! btw general schidtz is the guy who leads the buttered toast war, and sites that give me info on the song(s) i sing, whhich is called the military, any sites with someone singing the song so i know how it goes!!! there are versoins i sing, but on the cd we got no one sings so i dont know how to sing it and when to come in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! but im excited, i got the biggest freshman part!


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: ok, so im in the play, and im general schmidtz, kinda big role for freshmas, and i dont really sing, need help on that, and help with how to memorize lines!! and how to be mean!! ne one who has seen this play give me advise on how the generals part was, we have the script, ne one who has a nice long answer that really helps gets the points! btw general schidtz is the guy who leads the buttered toast war, and sites that give me info on the song(s) i sing, whhich is called the military, any sites with someone singing the song so i know how it goes!!! there are versoins i sing, but on the cd we got no one sings so i dont know how to sing it and when to come in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! but im excited, i got the biggest freshman part!

aha!
you are very lucky!
i was IN this play.
Our General Schmitz was kinda snooty.
The only help i can give you on mesmerizing lines is to just run them through your head or talk them out loud.But the difference in you as Schmidtz and ours,is that your a freshman and ours was like 29 or something.Just think of a time you were really mad at someone,take it down a level,and just remember that when you start saying your lines.
I hope i helped.

oh one sec


SCHMITZ
The military academy-normal singing
Is the place where he should be sent.-on sent kinda go up a tone
We'll drill the silliness from his head-
I'm sure we'll make a dent!-dent(say it kinda funny)

We'll teach him fighting
And left and righting
Until he's muscled and tan!(big guy voice)
A-hut-two-three!
He's pathetic!(laughing somewhat)
A-hut-two-three!
Unathletic!(idk..:P)
A-hut-two-three!
But I'm betting we can!
The military!
That's what makes a boy...
A man!(yell'ish)

(CADETS enter)

CADETS
Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz,
Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz,

SCHMITZ
Look at these boys.
Why, you'd never know that just a few short months ago this one hummed in the shower!(kinda like making fun of)
This one couldn't color within the lines. And this one actually had an Opinion!(trying to hold back laughter)

SCHMITZ
Our boys believe
In the right of every who
To eat their bread
Butter side up!(angry but serious)

CADETS
Butter side up!

SCHMITZ
One thing we trust
On this fragile speck of dust
Is eating bread
Butter side up!(same as above)

JOJO
Butter side up?

SCHMITZ
And as for those who like their butter down(low monotone voice)

CADETS
Down! Down! Down!

SCHMITZ, CADETS
We'll go to war
And run them out of town!(hold town)

(DANCE BREAK, in which the CADETS perform military exercises.
JOJO tries to imitate them with little success.)

CADETS
A-hut-two-three!

SCHMITZ
We enlist 'em.

CADETS
A-Hut-Two-Three

SCHMITZ
In our system.
And boys soon see
Nothing's easier than...
The military!

SCHMITZ CADETS
That's what makes a boy...
That's what makes a boy... That's what makes a boy ... That's what makes a boy...
A man!!! A man!!!