Dewey Finn
The main character, Dewey is a struggling rockstar who is kicked out of his band, No Vacancy, at the beginning of the show. Forced to by a need of money, he impersonates Ned Schneebly and gets a substitute teacher job at the Horace Green School, where he founds the band School of Rock with the students, who are musical prodigies. Dewey is usually wild, desperate, naive, childish, dull-witted, and somewhat more childish than his students.
Those students interested in auditioning for the role of Dewey Finn will need to sing "You're In The Band" and read some lines of dialogue as well (see below).
The main character, Dewey is a struggling rockstar who is kicked out of his band, No Vacancy, at the beginning of the show. Forced to by a need of money, he impersonates Ned Schneebly and gets a substitute teacher job at the Horace Green School, where he founds the band School of Rock with the students, who are musical prodigies. Dewey is usually wild, desperate, naive, childish, dull-witted, and somewhat more childish than his students.
Those students interested in auditioning for the role of Dewey Finn will need to sing "You're In The Band" and read some lines of dialogue as well (see below).
Audition Song: "You're In The Band"
You're In The Band Lyrics | |
File Size: | 131 kb |
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You're In The Band Karaoke (Recording) | |
File Size: | 1278 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
"You're In The Band" Lyrics:
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): You Zack, come here. You ever played electric guitar?
Zack (Spoken): No, my dad thinks it’s a waste of time.
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Oh, he does, does he? Well strap this on and let’s waste that time together. Ok? Now, try this…
(Singing)
Grab a hold of your axe and try to pluck out this riff
Let your shoulders relax, you don’t wanna be so stiff
Keep on going don’t stop
Take it over the top
Make each note really pop
Squeeze out every last drop
Give it one final whop!
And yes, you’re in the band
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Yeah! Uh, you. What’s your name?
Katie (Spoken): Katie.
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Katie! I was gonna say that! What was the big lumpy thing you were playing?
Katie (Spoken): The cello?
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): The cell-oooo come here I wanna show you something…
(Singing)
Turn a cello this way and it’s practically like a bass.
Pop the strings when the play and watch how you shred my face.
Keep on rockin’ each note
Grab it right by the throat
Keep the rhythm afloat
Don’t forget to emote
And that’s all that she wrote!
Baby you’re in the band.
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Piano man!
Lawrence (Spoken): Lawrence!
Mr. Schneebly: Whatever dude, come here…
(Singing)
If you play the piano, you can play the keys
Lawrence (Spoken): I only play classical.
So just loosen it up and strut your expertise
Lawrence (Spoken): I don’t think I can
Take a look at this music and let your mind expand
You’re in the band
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Now who is gonna be my drummer?
Freddy (Spoken): I play percussion!
Summer (Spoken): Only because he’s too stupid to play anything else!
Freddy (Spoken): Shut up!
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Yeah,shut up!
(Singing)
Sit your butt at the skins and try to whack out a beat.
(Spoken) Yeah. That’s good. For my grandmother. Who is dead.
(Singing)
Feel the groove in your pins, then slowly turn up the heat.
(Spoken) Yes, now he’s playing like my grandmother who’s alive!
(Singing)
With a rat-a-tat-tat
On the bass and hi-hat
Make it juicy and fat
Yes exactly like that!
And now shut it down flat
(Drum solo)
You’re in the band
Summer (Spoken): I still don’t have a job!
I need a couple of roadies
I need someone on tech
Who wants to be security?
Billy (Spoken): Can I be the stylist??
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Check!
Billy (Spoken): YES!
Summer (Spoken): I still don’t have a job!
Mr. Schneebly: (Singing)
Well, how about being manager?
Is that something you could swing?
It means I’m putting you in charge of the whole…damn…thing!
Summer (Spoken): YES!
Mr. Schneebly: (Singing) We’ve got our band!
Now repeat after me, I pledge allegiance to the band! (Students: I pledge allegiance to the band!)
And I promise to give Mr. Schneebly full command!
(Students: I promise to give Mr. Schneebly full command!)
And with me in control of the band as a whole,
We will rock and we’ll roll,
With our heart and our soul.
If you’re in, raise your hand!
Students: I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
Mr. Schneebly: (Singing) You’re in the band!
We’re in the band!
Mr. Schneebly: You’re in the band!
We’re in the band!
All: You’re in the band!
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): You Zack, come here. You ever played electric guitar?
Zack (Spoken): No, my dad thinks it’s a waste of time.
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Oh, he does, does he? Well strap this on and let’s waste that time together. Ok? Now, try this…
(Singing)
Grab a hold of your axe and try to pluck out this riff
Let your shoulders relax, you don’t wanna be so stiff
Keep on going don’t stop
Take it over the top
Make each note really pop
Squeeze out every last drop
Give it one final whop!
And yes, you’re in the band
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Yeah! Uh, you. What’s your name?
Katie (Spoken): Katie.
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Katie! I was gonna say that! What was the big lumpy thing you were playing?
Katie (Spoken): The cello?
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): The cell-oooo come here I wanna show you something…
(Singing)
Turn a cello this way and it’s practically like a bass.
Pop the strings when the play and watch how you shred my face.
Keep on rockin’ each note
Grab it right by the throat
Keep the rhythm afloat
Don’t forget to emote
And that’s all that she wrote!
Baby you’re in the band.
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Piano man!
Lawrence (Spoken): Lawrence!
Mr. Schneebly: Whatever dude, come here…
(Singing)
If you play the piano, you can play the keys
Lawrence (Spoken): I only play classical.
So just loosen it up and strut your expertise
Lawrence (Spoken): I don’t think I can
Take a look at this music and let your mind expand
You’re in the band
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Now who is gonna be my drummer?
Freddy (Spoken): I play percussion!
Summer (Spoken): Only because he’s too stupid to play anything else!
Freddy (Spoken): Shut up!
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Yeah,shut up!
(Singing)
Sit your butt at the skins and try to whack out a beat.
(Spoken) Yeah. That’s good. For my grandmother. Who is dead.
(Singing)
Feel the groove in your pins, then slowly turn up the heat.
(Spoken) Yes, now he’s playing like my grandmother who’s alive!
(Singing)
With a rat-a-tat-tat
On the bass and hi-hat
Make it juicy and fat
Yes exactly like that!
And now shut it down flat
(Drum solo)
You’re in the band
Summer (Spoken): I still don’t have a job!
I need a couple of roadies
I need someone on tech
Who wants to be security?
Billy (Spoken): Can I be the stylist??
Mr. Schneebly (Spoken): Check!
Billy (Spoken): YES!
Summer (Spoken): I still don’t have a job!
Mr. Schneebly: (Singing)
Well, how about being manager?
Is that something you could swing?
It means I’m putting you in charge of the whole…damn…thing!
Summer (Spoken): YES!
Mr. Schneebly: (Singing) We’ve got our band!
Now repeat after me, I pledge allegiance to the band! (Students: I pledge allegiance to the band!)
And I promise to give Mr. Schneebly full command!
(Students: I promise to give Mr. Schneebly full command!)
And with me in control of the band as a whole,
We will rock and we’ll roll,
With our heart and our soul.
If you’re in, raise your hand!
Students: I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
I’m in the band!
Mr. Schneebly: (Singing) You’re in the band!
We’re in the band!
Mr. Schneebly: You’re in the band!
We’re in the band!
All: You’re in the band!
Summer & Dewey Dialogue Audition | |
File Size: | 64 kb |
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Dewey: What’s your name?
Summer: Summer Hathaway.
Dewey: Summer hath a way of driving me bonkers! Burned!
Summer: Do you have any questions about our schedule? Mrs. Dunham starts with vocabulary, followed by a word quiz, then she divides us into reading groups-
Dewey: How interesting. Snore. Don’t you see that Mrs. Dum-Bum is not your teacher today? I am. And I say it’s time for recess.
Summer: My parents don’t spend fifty thousand dollars a year for recess.
Dewey: What?
Summer: Mr. Schneebly, this poster tracks our achievements. We get gold stars for how we do in class.
Dewey: What kind of sick school is this? This is a tool of the man.
Summer: The who?
Dewey: Not The Who, the Man! Don’t you know who the man is? The man is everywhere. In the White House or down the hall. Ms. Mullins is the man. At Horace Green, she’s the man.
He’s to blame for Global Warming, taxes, tuxedos and parking tickets. He kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank.
Summer: So what are we supposed to do about it?
Dewey: You’re supposed to fight him! With Rock N Roll and spirit and everything you’ve got to give.
Summer: That’s all very well, but how can we be graded or get any gold stars today if we just have recess?
Dewey: Now listen! As long as I’m here, there’ll be no gold stars and absolutely no achievements! We’re gonna have recess all the time! Geddit? I said recess! Go!
Summer: We’ll see what Ms. Mullins has to say about this.
Dewey: No we won’t. Not if you want to live to see tomorrow. Now go!
Summer: Summer Hathaway.
Dewey: Summer hath a way of driving me bonkers! Burned!
Summer: Do you have any questions about our schedule? Mrs. Dunham starts with vocabulary, followed by a word quiz, then she divides us into reading groups-
Dewey: How interesting. Snore. Don’t you see that Mrs. Dum-Bum is not your teacher today? I am. And I say it’s time for recess.
Summer: My parents don’t spend fifty thousand dollars a year for recess.
Dewey: What?
Summer: Mr. Schneebly, this poster tracks our achievements. We get gold stars for how we do in class.
Dewey: What kind of sick school is this? This is a tool of the man.
Summer: The who?
Dewey: Not The Who, the Man! Don’t you know who the man is? The man is everywhere. In the White House or down the hall. Ms. Mullins is the man. At Horace Green, she’s the man.
He’s to blame for Global Warming, taxes, tuxedos and parking tickets. He kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank.
Summer: So what are we supposed to do about it?
Dewey: You’re supposed to fight him! With Rock N Roll and spirit and everything you’ve got to give.
Summer: That’s all very well, but how can we be graded or get any gold stars today if we just have recess?
Dewey: Now listen! As long as I’m here, there’ll be no gold stars and absolutely no achievements! We’re gonna have recess all the time! Geddit? I said recess! Go!
Summer: We’ll see what Ms. Mullins has to say about this.
Dewey: No we won’t. Not if you want to live to see tomorrow. Now go!