Auditions – “The Drowsy Chaperone”

The Drowsy Chaperone

Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

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Production Team

Director:  Colton Lively
Assistant Director:  Jennifer Aguilar
Music Director:  Ashley Green
Choreographer:  Sydnie Roy
Assistant Choreographer:  Blaire Stanfield
Stage Manager:  Whitney Shearon
Assistant Stage Manager: Catheryn Campbell

Performances

April 10 – 26, 2026
Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm

Rehearsals

  • Rehearsals will begin Monday, March 9, 2026
  • Typically, rehearsals will be Mondays-Thursdays from 7-10pm and Saturdays from 9am-12pm.
  • Tech Week rehearsals on April 6-9, 2026, will be Monday-Thursday and will begin at 6pm.
  • There may be a Q2Q rehearsal on Sunday, April 5, 2026.

Benefits

  • Limited actor stipends are available for specific roles; stipends typically range from $100-$400.
  • An allotment of comp tickets is available for family and friends.
  • A limited amount of housing is available on weekends during performance run, upon request. Housing is not available during rehearsals.

Video Auditions

Performers of any ethnicity, race, color, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, body type and who are differently abled are welcomed and encouraged to audition.

Please complete this Google Form by Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 11:59pm.

https://forms.gle/i3Wkmr2b1oQkQRG18

Please submit a single video file of you singing 32 bars from a song in the style of the show with track or accompaniment

You will need to upload a headshot and acting resume in addition to your video file.

 

Callbacks

If needed and by invitation only

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Granbury Opera House, 133 E. Pearl Street, Granbury, Texas 76048

PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION

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.
 
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

CHARACTER LISTING

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
Must be comfortable with a “spit take” scene with water
 
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
Must be comfortable with a “spit take” scene with water
 
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
Must have tap dance experience and roller skating ability
 
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
Must have tap dance experience
 
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: -1 | 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