[Capdist-auditions] Auditions for The Drowsy Chaperone

Wed Jul 25 09:49:55 EDT 2018

Troy Civic Theatre is happy to announce auditions for its upcoming production of “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

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 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.

Audition Dates:

Friday, August 3rd, 2018 at 7:00pm

Sunday, August 5th, 2018 at 2:00pm

Call Backs, if necessary, will be held on Monday, August 6, 2018, Time 7:30 PM.

Audition Specifics:

The audition will include a vocal audition, cold readings from the script, and a movement/dance audition. Please bring 16 bars of sheet music from a musical, and clothes that you can move easily in.  Cold Readings will be provided.

Location: The Black Box Theater - The Arts Center of the Capital Region –

 265 River Street, Troy NY 12180<https://maps.google.com/?q=265+River+Street,+Troy+NY+12180&entry=gmail&source=g>

Contact: Kathryn Capalbo, Director at info at troycivic.org<mailto:info at troycivic.org>, or Michael Ciaravella, Managing Artistic Director, at MCiaravella at troycivic.org<mailto:MCiaravella at troycivic.org>

Performance Dates: October 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th at 7:30pm. October 7th at 2:00pm.

Characters

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

Mr. 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: -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

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