08/25/2026
AUDITION NOTICE:
VPCC Society of the Performing Arts & the Virginia Peninsula Production Company
AUDITION NOTICE
Music & Lyrics by Book by
Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Summary: 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.
Monday- September 14 & Tuesday- September 15
7pm · Dr. Mary T Christian Theatre · Templin Hall
OPEN AUDITIONS, NON-UNION, NON-PAID, NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED
AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
Individual auditions for named roles will sign-up for a timeslot; these will be held 7pm-8:30pm. Sign-ups open at 6:45pm. Prepare a song in contemporary style which demonstrates the full range and capacity of your voice, 16-32 bars, not to exceed 2 minutes in length. Bring a digital recording of your accompaniment, either as a CD, on a thumb drive in MP3 format, or on a mobile device with an aux cord output. Also prepare (1) Comedic Monologue no longer than 2 minutes in length. Please dress for movement work, there will be a choreography workshop. Choreography will be contemporary musical theatre/Broadway style dance, workshop will commence at 8:30pm. No crocs, sandals, or open-toes shoes. Those interested in ensemble only can skip the individual timeslots and join us for the movement workshop at 8:30pm.
You only need to attend one audition. Unable to attend in person? Submit a virtual audition to [email protected] no later than 5pm on Monday, September 14. Callbacks will be invitation only on Thursday, September 17.
Rehearsals will be Sunday-Thursday evenings, 7-10pm generally
Performances will be Thursday, November 12-Sunday, November 15
We are also seeking backstage and technician volunteers
For more information: David Garrett, [email protected]
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre Internations (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
AUDITION NOTICE
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Music & Lyrics by
Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by
Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Summary: 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.
Monday- September 14 & Tuesday- September 15
7pm · Dr. Mary T Christian Theatre · Templin Hall
OPEN AUDITIONS, NON-UNION, NON-PAID, NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED
AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
Individual auditions for named roles will sign-up for a timeslot; these will be held 7pm-8:30pm. Sign-ups open at 6:45pm. Prepare a song in contemporary style which demonstrates the full range and capacity of your voice, 16-32 bars, not to exceed 2 minutes in length. Bring a digital recording of your accompaniment, either as a CD, on a thumb drive in MP3 format, or on a mobile device with an aux cord output. Also prepare (1) Comedic Monologue no longer than 2 minutes in length. Please dress for movement work, there will be a choreography workshop. Choreography will be contemporary musical theatre/Broadway style dance, workshop will commence at 8:30pm. No crocs, sandals, or open-toes shoes. Those interested in ensemble only can skip the individual timeslots and join us for the movement workshop at 8:30pm.
You only need to attend one audition. Unable to attend in person? Submit a virtual audition to [email protected] no later than 5pm on Monday, September 14. Callbacks will be invitation only on Thursday, September 17.
Rehearsals will be Sunday-Thursday evenings, 7-10pm generally
Performances will be November 12-15
We are also seeking backstage and technician volunteers
For more information: David Garrett, [email protected]
Audition Notice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iCFxr9rHhtewK2X6IKnfK0tsLEaQW0_i/view?usp=drive_link
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre Internations (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
