Cast Talent for "The Drowsy Chaperone!" Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. "The Drowsy Chaperone!" The play Needs actors/singers. Please see the details below. About the project: Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz 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 in his living room and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on and provides witty commentary. 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! Additional info: Rehearsals will begin around December 10, 2022. Tech week will be from Saturday, February 11 through Thursday, February 16, 2023. No absences will be accepted during tech week or performances. Performances February 17, 18, 24, 25, 2023 at 7:30 PM February 19, 25, 26, 2023 at 2:00 PM Please make sure you can fully commit to the rehearsal period and performance schedule before auditioning. You must be willing to make the show a priority. Experienced or first-time performers who enjoy singing, dancing, and acting are invited to audition. Unless strictly and specifically mandated by the playwright, all roles are open and available to anyone regardless of race, ethnicity, or body type. Please be prepared to: – Sing 16-20 bars of a musical theatre song of your choice. You must sing with our provided accompaniment or with a device you provide. No cappella auditions will be allowed. – You may be asked to sing scales by our accompanist. – Complete a dance audition, taught by the show choreographer (dress appropriately) – Read provided selections from the script – Be prepared to fill out a conflict sheet at auditions (be as specific as possible about conflicts throughout the rehearsal period) Please see the attachment for details.
13 roles
Musical theatre aficionado who mourns the end of the Golden Era. He narrates the show as he listens to the record on vinyl.
The air-headed, proper, and bossy host of the wedding. Vocal range top: Db5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Mrs. Tottendale’s savvy butler who is thrifty and stiff yet has an understated sense of humor. Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: Ab2
The dashing, ever-cheerful groom; played by matinee-idol Percy Hyman. Tap skills encouraged. Vocal range top: Ab4 Vocal range bottom: C3
Robert’s anxious, dim-witted best man who has Robert’s best-interest always at heart. Tap skills encouraged. Vocal range top: Bb4 Vocal range bottom: F3
Feldzieg’s dim-witted companion who has hopes of being a star; played by Sadie Adler. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Posing as pastry chefs, this duo is intending to collect from Feldzieg; played by the vaudeville duo Tall Brothers. Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: Db3
European self-proclaimed “ladies man”; played by former silent movie star Roman Bartelli. Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: A#2
The famous bride. Glamorous and talented star of Feldzieg’s Follies; played by rising star Jane Roberts. Dance skills required. Vocal range top: -1 Vocal range bottom: G3
Janet’s alcoholic confidante and friend; played by well-established stage actress Beatrice Stockwell Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: F3
The brave and brash female aviator who, by chance, is recruited to perform the wedding. Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Ensemble.
Ensemble.