Auditions Announced for 'The Drowsy Chaperone'

Audition Notice for "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" at Goshen Players

AUDITION DATES:

Sunday July 28th, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Monday July 29th, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Wednesday July 31st, 2019 at 7:00 (callbacks as needed)

Location: Goshen Old Town Hall, 2 North St., at the Rotary Junction of Rts 4 & 63, Goshen, CT 06756

Goshen Players, Inc, will be holding open auditions for its October 2019 Production. The Drowsy Chaperone with book by Bob Martin and Don Kellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. The production will be directed by Ed Bassett with musical direction by Jim Luurtsema. Peggy Terhune will serve as choreographer.

Auditions will take place on Sunday, July 28th, 2019 and Monday, July 29th, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Goshen Old Town Hall, 2 North St., at the Rotary Junction of Rts 4 & 63, Goshen, CT 06756. Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 at 7:00 pm if needed.

If you would like to audition but cannot make the scheduled times please contact the Director or Music Director to make alternate arrangements.

Production dates are October 18, 19, 25, 26, November 1 and 2 at 8:00 pm and October 20, 27 and November 9 at 3:00 pm

Those auditioning should be prepared to:
· read from the script
· sing no less than 32 bars but no more than one minute of a fully memorized, Broadway-Style selection in the style of The Drowsy Chaperone which showcases their vocal range. Selections do not need to be from The Drowsy Chaperone. Auditioners should mark their selection with a highlighter. An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed.
· learn and perform simple dance combinations (wear clothing appropriate for same)

Rehearsal schedule: Rehearsals will be scheduled based on the availability of the actors and the Directors. Attendance will be required at rehearsals on 10.13, 10.14, 10.15 and 10.16.2019 with absolutely no exceptions.

About The Drowsy Chaperone: This “show within a show” spoof on 1920’s musicals features every stereotypical character from that era and more: an omniscient narrator, Ziegfield Follies-like stars, a high powered musical producer, an oil tycoon, inept gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a Latin lover, a stuffy social doyenne, an underling and, of course, a drowsy chaperone. Join in the tap dancing, roller skating, singing, loving fun in which (almost) everyone gets what they want, (almost) everyone who wants to gets married and (almost) everyone lives happily ever after.

The Drowsy Chaperone won FIVE Tony Awards in 2006, including Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.

Contact:

Director Ed Bassett at ed@phoenixstagecompany.org

Music Director Jim Luurtsema at Jim@jamesluurtsema.com