Watts Hall Community Players - Summer Musical 2025
Audition Information for “The Drowsy Chaperone”
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Music & Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Directed by Arla Gray | Music Direction by Sean Fleming | Choreography by Gabrielle Hymes
AUDITIONS:
Friday, April 4, 2025, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday, April 5, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
CALLBACKS: Callbacks will be held Sunday April 6th from 10am-12pm by invitation. If you are unable to attend you may be asked to send in a self-taped video. If you are interested in a part with dancing involved we may ask you to come in to learn a routine.
PRODUCTION DATES:
June 27, 28 and 29, July 5 and 6th, 2025
Fri & Sat evening shows, Sunday matinees.
SYNOPSIS: A “musical within a comedy”, this five-time Tony Award-winner is a celebration of the American musical that manages to both satirize and pay homage to the wildest and wackiest era of Broadway: the “Golden Age” of the 1920s. The ingenious narrative framework has the audience brought into the musical through the eyes of an adoring fan as one of his favorite old records comes to life in his living room.
Prepare: If auditioning for a leading or supporting role, please come prepared with at least 32 bars of a tune from either the Drowsy Chaperone (encouraged, especially if you are going out for a specific role) or another show tune with a comparable energy (this website has a good list of suggested audition songs). If you are interested in the role of Man in Chair, you may also audition with one of his monologues provided in our sides.
Bring: Please bring sheet music if you have elected to sing a song that is not in the show, and come wearing comfortable clothing and shoes to move in. Auditions are done in a supportive group setting; we will work to complete the audition process as promptly as possible.
Scheduling and rehearsals: Please be completely honest about your conflicts. As a community theater production working on nights and weekends, we will have less than half the rehearsal time of a professional production, spread out over more than twice as many weeks. Because we therefore rely even more heavily on the commitment and teamwork of our cast members, we ask that upon accepting the role that you make rehearsals and the show your priority - it will pay off!
Additional Notes: Cast members are required to assist with strike following the final performance on Sunday, July 6th, and may also be asked to assist with costume pieces.
QUESTIONS: Questions or concerns (or can’t make auditions and still want to be in the show), please email director Arla Gray at arlajeangray@gmail.com