Unpacking The Humor in 'The Drowsy Chaperone'

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Alanys Chavez
Come One, Come All to The Drowsy Chaperone
The play that I saw was The Drowsy Chaperone, directed by Michael Wise. My overall impression of this play was that it was exceptionally amusing! The set was quite simple, a small chair to the left of the stage with a record player, records, a lamp desk and an old phone. There were backdrop structures that could be moved to create different scenes, simple and functional. I expected this play to have a very simple plot, as this is what my professor had said it would be. I had no prior knowledge to what the plot was about. Upon seeing the play, I felt like the Drowsy Chaperone was not simple. Although funny I feel like it had a lot to say with simple characters. I enjoyed this play but I didn’t get quite a few of the jokes that referenced actors or people from a prior time period. The people around me laughed so I assume the jokes were witty. In The Drowsy Chaperone, I appreciated the acting, how the play was directed and structured, and the costumes.
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The bold personality of Adolfo, played by Joey Rodriguez, was excellent. The ditziness of Kitty played by Torrie Hughes was on the spot. My favorite character was the drowsy chaperone, played by Aylin White. She was so charismatic! Although she had a very small part in the entirety of the play, her scenes were my favorite. Not to mention her voice is amazing, especially in, “We Stumble Along”. The relationship between the gangsters, played by Cameron Lang and Calvin Chervinko, and their ability to work together made the food pun scenes flawless. I thought that the best man, George, played by Patrick Leaton, looked nervous in the “Cold Feets” musical number and I couldn’t tell if that was part of the scene or whether he was trying really hard to not mess up. One character I did not understand was Trix, played by Marybeth Torres. She did a great job, I just didn’t like her character

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