The comedy musical, \u201cThe Drowsy Chaperone,\u201d will be performed next month at Center on the Square. The director of the production, Carla Fuller, has been involved with Center on the Square since 2007, and believes their cast is one of the most talented they have had due to how each cast member compliments the others on stage.<\/p>\n
Fuller described \u201cThe Drowsy Chaperone\u201d as a show within a show about a sad, lonely and agoraphobic man, \u201cthe man in the chair,\u201d who listens to a soundtrack of his favorite musical and creates imaginary characters in his own apartment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe set of the show is in the man\u2019s head, so the setting is his apartment, where we act out the entire show,\u201d senior Ronnie Clements said.<\/p>\n
Clements plays one of the lead characters, Robert. Searcy local, Ellen Jones, plays another lead character, the drowsy chaperone. Jones graduated from Harding in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in theater. She has performed in several productions with Center on the Square, having played the lead role of Nancy in \u201cOliver\u201d and Mary in \u201cThe Women.\u201d Jones described the show as a fun time and a great chance to support the local arts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think anyone who comes will have a great night because of how funny and sweet (the story) is,\u201d Clements said. \u201cIt will tug on your heart strings, but it\u2019ll also make you laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fuller said the soundtrack is more than just music, as it represents a role in the play as well.<\/p>\n
\u201c(The soundtrack\u2019s) whole purpose is to lift (the man in the chair\u2019s) mood, and in showing that (the audience\u2019s) mood is lifted too,\u201d Fuller said.<\/p>\n
The show was selected in June and rehearsals have been underway for several weeks. The cast is currently working on the second act of the play, and in the upcoming weeks, they will begin rehearsals of the entire show until opening weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen people come to see the show, I don\u2019t want them to see the work that was put into it,\u201d Fuller said. \u201cI want them to feel like it\u2019s all happening naturally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opening weekend for the show is Friday, Feb. 2, with continued performances every weekend until Sunday, Feb. 18. The Friday and Saturday shows will begin at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday show will begin at 1:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $18 for general admission, $16.50 for students, and can be purchased on Center on the Square\u2019s website, www.centeronthesquare.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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