The Drowsy Chaperone

NOW CASTING for The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center production of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE by Lisa Lambert, Don McKellar, Bob Martin and Greg Morrison.

Original Broadway production of The Drowsy Chaperone produced by Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Bob Boyett, Stephanie McClelland, Barbara Freitag and Jill Furman.

Director  Kate Cordaro  |  Musical Director Eric Sayre  |  Choreographer  Samantha Amaral   

With the house lights 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.

AUDITION INFORMATION:

AUDITION DATES: Mon, Dec 16 from 6-10 pm | Callbacks: Thurs, Dec 19 from 6-10 pm

PRODUCTION DATES: Feb 28, Mar 1, 2, 7, 8, 9

Rehearsals: Start on or around Jan 6. Mon, Tues, Thurs and Sat Evenings. 

Please prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of the show. An accompanist will be provided or please bring tracks for your selection. 

Callbacks will take place on December 19th.  Dance auditions will be at the Callbacks.

PLEASE EMAIL auditionmac@gmail.com FOR AN AUDITION TIME and with any questions.

LOCATION: Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street, Middletown NJ 07748

ROLES:

ALL ROLES AVAILABLE:

Man In Chair – 30-50  Musical theatre aficionado who mourns the end of the Golden Era. He narrates the show as he listens to the record on vinyl.

Mrs. Tottendale – 50-60 Vocal Range (Db5-G3) The air-headed, proper, and bossy host of the wedding.

Underling – 30-50 Vocal Range (G4-Ab2) Mrs. Tottendale’s savvy butler who is thrifty and stiff yet has an understated sense of humor.

Robert Martin – 25-35 Vocal Range (Ab4-C3) The dashing, ever-cheerful groom; played by matinee-idol Percy Hyman.

George – 35-50 Vocal Range (Bb4-F3) Robert’s anxious, dim-witted best man who has Robert’s best-interest always at heart.

Feldzieg – 25-35 Vocal Range (Db4-Db3) Broadway producer who is desperate for his star to return to his show; played by Jack Adler.

Kitty – 25-35 Vocal Range (F5-Bb3) Feldzieg’s dim-witted companion who has hopes of being a star; played by Sadie Adler.

Gangsters – 30-45 Vocal Range (Gb4-Db3) Posing as pastry chefs, this duo is intending to collect from Feldzieg; played by the vaudeville duo Tall Brothers.

Aldolpho – 35-45 Vocal Range (G4-Bb2) European self-proclaimed “ladies man”; played by former silent movie star Roman Bartelli.

Janet Van De Graaf – 25-35 Vocal Range (E5-G3) The famous bride. Glamorous and talented star of Feldzieg’s Follies; played by rising star Jane Roberts.

The Drowsy Chaperone – 40-55 Vocal Range (D5-F3) Janet’s alcoholic confidante and friend; played by well-established stage actress Beatrice Stockwell

Trix – 25-40 Vocal Range (Eb5-Ab3)The brave and brash female aviator who, by chance, is recruited to perform the wedding.

Ensemble – 15+ Staff; Reporters