GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY’S FACTORY THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Published: January 20, 2025
GREENVILLE, IL - The Factory Theatre is excited to announce the upcoming auditions for the musical The Drowsy Chaperone. Students and community members sixteen and older are invited to audition. The Factory Theatre at Greenville University is a community theatre open to all Bond County, Illinois residents and its surrounding area. Auditioners do not need to be affiliated with the university to participate in a Factory Theatre production.
Audition details are provided below:
Dates and Times: January 27th, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm and January 28th, 6 pm to 9 pm
Location: The Factory Theatre – 400 E Harris Street, Greenville, Illinois
Sign up for an audition slot: https://calendly.com/factorytheatre-gu/the-drowsy-chaperone-auditions?month=2025-01
Walk-ins are welcome and will be seen as space is available. If there is not an available timeslot that will work with your schedule, please, email us at: factorytheatre@greenville.edu
Performance Dates: April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, & 13, 2025
Audition Requirements:
1. Please prepare a musical theatre song that showcases your vocal range and ability. Those auditioning will be asked to sing up to 32 bars of their song.
2. Optional: A short 1–2-minute comedic monologue
3. Be prepared to be assessed by the music director for pitch matching and range.
4. Those auditioning will be asked to cold read various passages from the script.
Available Roles:
- Men Lead: 2 roles
- Women Lead: 2 roles
- Men supporting: 7 roles
- Women supporting: 3 roles
- Ensemble – male or female
Call Backs:
Thursday, Jan 30th, 2025, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Those who are called back will expected to be present for the entire time. Those called back will receive specific vocal parts to learn and perform during the callback session.
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 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. Read more about the show here.
Parts range from Mezzo-soprano to Baritone. The music director will assess each auditioner for their range.
Audition Form: Please complete this audition form before your audition: https://forms.gle/eaqJR9p9wyTXaWNc7
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the magic! Come audition and help us bring The Drowsy Chaperone to life!
Please note that the Factory Theatre facility is not ADA-accessible.
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