The Drowsy Chaperone
Season: 2025-2026 Season
Author: Lisa Lambert, Don McKellar, Bob Martin, and Greg Morrison
Director: Andrea Fife
Genre: Musical Comedy
Location: Winder Cultural Arts Center
Synopsis:
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden 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.
Show Dates
- May 8, 2026 7:30 pm
- May 9, 2026 7:30 pm
- May 10, 2026 3:00 pm
- May 15, 2026 7:30 pm
- May 16, 2026 7:30 pm
- May 17, 2026 3:00 pm
Audition Dates
- February 21, 2026 10:00 am
- February 22, 2026 6:00 pm
Audition Details
Winder-Barrow Community Theatre is excited to announce the auditions for the upcoming May show of The Drowsy Chaperone.
Auditions: Saturday, February 21st from 10 am to noon and February 22nd from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Winder Cultural Arts Center (105 E. Athens St.) with a callback by invitation only on February 28th from 9 am to noon. Performances run May 8, 2026 - May 17, 2026 on Friday and Saturday nights, with Sunday matinee performances.
Please bring:
A current acting resume and headshot.
A list of any calendar conflicts between auditions and performance.
60 seconds of a song in the style of the show and an accompaniment track. A Bluetooth speaker will be provided to pair to. Please, no a cappella singing.
Auditioners for Man in Chair should bring a 60 second monologue.
Video auditions will be accepted through February 22nd. Please fill out the linked audition form here:
https://forms.gle/KTx4jUUMjE7tE3GGA
Rehearsals will be Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights and either Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons.
Audition tips and more:
Follow along at DrowsyChaperoneatWBCT.blogspot.com for audition tips, staff bios, and more as we get closer to the audition dates.
Production Staff:
Director/Choreographer: Andrea Fife
Assistant Director: David Sullivan
Producer: Jill Rucker
Synopsis:
To chase his blues away, a modern day musical theatre addict known simply as 'Man in Chair' drops the needle on his favorite LP — the 1928 musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone. From the crackle of his hi-fi, the uproariously funny musical magically bursts to life on stage, telling the tale of a pampered Broadway starlet who wants to give up show business to get married, her producer who sets out to sabotage the nuptials, her chaperone, the debonair groom, the Latin lover and a pair of gangsters who double as pastry chefs.
Man in Chair's infectious love of The Drowsy Chaperone speaks to anyone who has ever been transported by the theatre.
Cast Breakdown:
MAN IN CHAIR
Age Range: 35-55: Musical theatre aficionado who mourns the end of the Golden Era. His recording of “The Drowsy Chaperone” brings the show to life as he narrates.
JANET VAN de GRAAF
Age Range: 25-35: Leading Lady type – and strong singer, dancer and actor – a true triple threat.
Vocal Range: G3 – Eb
ROBERT MARTIN
Age Range: 25-35: The dashing, ever-cheerful groom. A leading man type with strong singing and excellent dancing skills.
Vocal Range: C3 – Ab4 (Tenor)
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Age Range: 35-50: Janet’s alcoholic companion and friend.
Vocal Range: F3 – D5 (Alto)
ALDOLPHO
Age Range: 30-40: European self-proclaimed “ladies man”, played by a former silent movie star.
Vocal Range: A#2 – G4 (Bass/Baritone + great falsetto)
GEORGE
Age Range: 25-35: Robert’s anxious best man. Typical period sidekick type.
Vocal Range: F3 – Bb4 (Tenor)
FELDZIEG
Age Range: 35-50: Old Hollywood producer type (Ziegfeld-esque), loud and aggressive.
Vocal range: Db3 – Db4 (Baritenor)
KITTY
Age Range: 20-35: Feldzieg’s dumb blonde dim-witted girlfriend who wants to be a star.
Vocal Range: Bb3 – F5 (Soprano)
GANGSTERS (2)
Age Range: 25-45: Posing as pastry chefs, intending to collect from Feldzieg.
Vocal Range: Db3 – Gb4.
MRS. TOTTENDALE
Age Range: 40-60: A wealthy, often forgetful widow who is serving as hostess to the wedding on her estate. It would be great if she could play the ukulele.
Vocal Range: G3 – Db5 (Alto)
UNDERLING
Age Range: 40-60: Mrs. Tottendale’s savvy English butler.
Vocal Range: Ab2 – G4 (Tenor)
TRIX
Age Range: 25-40: The brave and brash female aviator.
Vocal Range: Ab3 – Eb5 (Alto)
ENSEMBLE
Age Range: 18-50: Play a variety of roles including servants, reporters, and wedding guests. There are not typical “chorus parts” but rather a vital part of the production.
Roles
- David Sullivan as Assistant Director
- Jill Rucker as Producer
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