Non-traditional casting is our standard at DFT. Actors of all ethnic backgrounds are invited to audition
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Directed by Jere SunDevil Van Patten
Music Direction by Daniel Kurek
Choreography by Mary Lee Baker
PLEASE PREPARE
One 32 bar cutting (about 1 minute) of a music theatre song in the style of the show - you may also sing from the show if you wish. Please bring music in the correct key and CLEARLY marked. An accompanist will be provided. No tracks or a capella singing. No readings or movement.
to SIGN UP: An audition form (which saves time at sign in) and time signup are both available at http://www.dftheater.org/ Click on "GET INVOLVED" and then "audition".
Sign up for an audition time slot here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f4baeaf2d6-auditions3
CALLBACKS Sept. 27:
Singing from the show, cold readings, and a movement portion.
SYNOPSIS:
When a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this hilarious musical farce.
Winner of 5 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 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.
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.
Male, 30-50 yrs old
Speaking Role
Mrs. Tottendale: The air-headed, proper, and bossy host of the wedding.
Female, 50-60 yrs old
Range: G3 - Db5
Underling: Mrs. Tottendale's savvy butler who is thrifty and stiff yet has an understated sense of humor.
Male, 35-50 yrs old
Range: Ab2 - G4
Robert Martin: The dashing, ever-cheerful groom; played by matinee-idol Percy Hyman.
Male, 25-35 yrs old
Range: C3 - Ab4
George: Robert's anxious, dim-witted best man who has Robert's best-interest always at heart.
Male, 35-50 yrs old
Range: F3 - Bb4
Feldzieg: Broadway producer who is desperate for his star to return to his show; played by Jack Adler.
Male, 25-35 yrs old
Range: Db3 - Db4
Kitty: Feldzieg's dim-witted companion who has hopes of being a star; played by Sadie Adler.
Female, 25-30 yrs old
Range: Bb3 - F5
Gangsters: Posing as pastry chefs, this duo is intending to collect from Feldzieg; played by the vaudeville duo Tall Brothers.
Males, 35-45 yrs old
Range: Db3 - Gb4
Aldolpho: European self-proclaimed "ladies man"; played by former silent movie star Roman Bartelli.
Male, 35-45 yrs old
Range: A#2 - G4
Janet Van De Graaf: The famous bride. Glamorous and talented star of Feldzieg's Follies; played by rising star Jane Roberts.
Female, 25-35 yrs old
Range: G3 - Eb
The Drowsy Chaperone: Janet's alcoholic confidante and friend; played by well-established stage actress Beatrice Stockwell
Female, 45-55 yrs old
Range: F3 - D5
Trix: The brave and brash female aviator who, by chance, is recruited to perform the wedding.
Female, 30-40 yrs old
Range: Ab3 - Eb5
Ensemble: Staff; Reporters; etc
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