PARKERSBURG — Auditions will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday, April 27 and 28, by the Actors Guild of Parkersburg for “The Drowsy Chaperone,” an award-winning musical that opens July 25 at the guild playhouse on Market Street.

Auditions will be held in the Guild Rehearsal Hall at 724 Market St. An optional audition workshop will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the rehearsal hall when the creative team will review vocal selections, script readings and choreography for auditioners to become familiar with the material and meet the staff.

“The Drowsy Chaperone” opens in the apartment of the lonely and endearing “Man in Chair,”

who plays his favorite recording of a forgotten 1920s musical. As the record spins, the characters spring to life, complete with flapper-era glamor, comedic mishaps and musical showstoppers, a tipsy chaperone, mistaken identities, tap-dancing gangsters and other revelations.

The cast consists of 10 men and seven women.

Auditioners should be prepared to sing selections from the show, learn a short dance combination and read from the script. No monologues or outside songs are required.

Comfortable clothes and footwear for movement are recommended.

The cast includes:

¯ Man in Chair: Male, age 30-50. A musical theater aficionado who mourns the end of the Golden Era. He narrates the show as he listens to a record.

¯ Mrs. Tottendale: Female, age 50-60. An airheaded, proper and bossy host of the wedding. Vocal range top: Db5, bottom: G3.

¯ Underling: Male, 35-50. Mrs. Tottendale’s savvy butler who is thrifty and stiff, yet has an understated sense of humor. Vocal range top: G4, bottom: Ab2

¯ Robert Martin: Male, age 25-35. The dashing, cheerful groom played by matinee idol Percy Hyman. Vocal range top: Ab4, bottom: C3.

¯ George: Male, age 35-50. Robert’s anxious, dimwitted best man who has Robert’s best interest always at heart. Vocal range top: Bb4, bottom: F3.

¯ Feldzieg: Male, age 25-35. Broadway producer who is desperate for his star to return to his show, played by Jack Adler. Vocal range top: Db4., bottom: Db3.

¯ Kitty: Female, age 25-30. Feldzieg’s dimwitted companion who has hopes of being a star, played by Sadie Adler. Vocal range top: F5, bottom: Bb3.

¯ Gangsters: Male, age 35-45. Posing as pastry chefs, this duo is intending to collect from Feldzieg; played by the vaudeville duo Tall Brothers. Vocal range top: Gb4, bottom: Db3.

¯ Aldolpho: Male, age 35-45. European self-proclaimed “ladies man” played by former silent movie star Roman Bartelli. Vocal range top: G4, bottom: A#2.

¯ Janet Van De Graaf: Female, age 25-35. The famous bride. Glamorous and talented star of Feldzieg’s Follies played by rising star Jane Roberts. Vocal range top: -1, bottom: G3.

¯ The Drowsy Chaperone: Female, age 45-55. Janet’s alcoholic confidante and friend played by well-established stage actress Beatrice Stockwell. Vocal range top: D5, bottom: F3.

¯ Trix: Female, age 30-40. The brave and brash female aviator who, by chance, is recruited to perform the wedding. Vocal range top: Eb5, bottom: Ab3.

Ensemble: Staff; reporters.

The show will be directed by Brent Null with Music Director Pete Sour, Assistant Directors Wendy Smith and Tim Tuten, Choreographer Alexis Parsons, Stage Manager Lyndsay Richards, Assistant Choreographer Dylan Large and Costumers Amy Snider and Tina Withrow.

An audition form can be accessed online at https://www.actors-guild.com/drowsy-chaperone.html