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7606 - THE DROWSY CHAPERONEBook by Bob Martin & Don McKellar
Music & Lyrics by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison
AUDITIONS: 03/07 (Sun) & 03/08 (Mon)
PERFORMANCES: 05/14 (Fri) - 05/30 (Sun)
When a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this hilarious Tony Award-winning musical farce.
SUMMARY
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.
With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.
Hailed by New York Magazine as "The Perfect Broadway Musical," The Drowsy Chaperone is a masterful meta-musical, poking fun at all the tropes that characterize the musical theatre genre. Because of its many featured roles and accessible script, The Drowsy Chaperone will fit perfectly into any company's season or school's calendar.
CAST NEEDS:
• Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers)
• Flexible Cast Size
• Cast Type: Trained Dancers, Trained Singers, Strong/Large Chorus, Star Vehicle Male, Star Vehicle Female, Older Roles, Ensemble Cast
• Dance Requirements: Standard
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
• Man In Chair: Musical theatre aficionado who mourns the end of the Golden Era. He narrates the show as he listens to the record on vinyl. | Gender: Male | Age: 30 to 50
• Mrs. Tottendale: The air-headed, proper, and bossy host of the wedding. | Gender: Female | Age: 50 to 60 | Vocal range top: Db5 | Vocal range bottom: G3
• Underling: Mrs. Tottendale's savvy butler who is thrifty and stiff yet has an understated sense of humor. | Gender: Male | Age: 35 to 50 | Vocal range top: G4 | Vocal range bottom: Ab2
• Robert Martin: The dashing, ever-cheerful groom; played by matinee-idol Percy Hyman. | Gender: Male | Age: 25 to 35 | Vocal range top: Ab4 | Vocal range bottom: C3
• George: Robert's anxious, dim-witted best man who has Robert's best-interest always at heart. | Gender: Male | Age: 35 to 50 | Vocal range top: Bb4 | Vocal range bottom: F3
• Feldzieg: Broadway producer who is desperate for his star to return to his show; played by Jack Adler. | Gender: Male | Age: 25 to 35 | Vocal range top: Db4 | Vocal range bottom: Db3
• Kitty: Feldzieg's dim-witted companion who has hopes of being a star; played by Sadie Adler. | Gender: Female | Age: 25 to 30 | Vocal range top: F5 | Vocal range bottom: Bb3
• Gangsters: Posing as pastry chefs, this duo is intending to collect from Feldzieg; played by the vaudeville duo Tall Brothers. | Gender: Male | Age: 35 to 45 | Vocal range top: Gb4 | Vocal range bottom: Db3
• Aldolpho: European self-proclaimed "ladies man"; played by former silent movie star Roman Bartelli. | Gender: Male | Age: 35 to 45 | Vocal range top: G4 | Vocal range bottom: A#2
• Janet Van De Graaf: The famous bride. Glamorous and talented star of Feldzieg's Follies; played by rising star Jane Roberts. | Gender: Female | Age: 25 to 35 | Vocal range top: Eb | Vocal range bottom: G3
• The Drowsy Chaperone: Janet's alcoholic confidante and friend; played by well-established stage actress Beatrice Stockwell | Gender: Female | Age: 45 to 55 | Vocal range top: D5 | Vocal range bottom: F3
• Trix: The brave and brash female aviator who, by chance, is recruited to perform the wedding. | Gender: Female | Age: 30 to 40 | Vocal range top: Eb5 | Vocal range bottom: Ab3
• Ensemble: Staff; Reporters
AUDITION NOTES
• Auditions at LTM consist of cold readings from the script, individually and with others auditioning for the show. There may also be some improv scenarios.
• Please prepare 16-32 bars to sing. You may bring sheet music for a piano accompanist (whom will be provided) or you may bring a recorded track to sing with. We may ask you to sing scales or vocal exercises.
• A short dance routine will be taught, rehearsed, and performed at the audition.
The most important part of auditioning is to come out and have fun!
An LTM Audition Form will need to be completed (download at LTM).
All actors and volunteers with LTM are required to submit their completed background checks according to the child protection laws of Pennsylvania. There is no cost for volunteers applying for these clearances. For more information, go to our Child Protection Clearances page.
Download an Audition Form at www.ltmpa.com/auditions or complete one when you arrive at LTM.
DIRECTOR: Robert Zaccano
STAGE MANAGER: TBD
PRODUCER: Vincent Dangolovich
Run Time: 120 minutes (2 Acts) | Musical Comedy
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Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg, 915 S York St, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-4738, United States
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