The Drowsy Chaperone Study Guide - Theatre Under The Stars
The Drowsy Chaperone Study Guide - Theatre Under The Stars
The Drowsy Chaperone Study Guide - Theatre Under The Stars
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DID YOU KNOW?<br />
What makes a wedding so funny? <strong>The</strong> <strong>Drowsy</strong> <strong>Chaperone</strong> shares one<br />
element with many famous comedies, such as William Shakespeare’s<br />
A Midsummer Night’s Dream or As You Like It: they end with a wedding.<br />
What is it about a wedding that makes it the perfect ending to a<br />
comedy?<br />
Imagine that you’ve met someone from Mars, who doesn’t know<br />
about our strange wedding rituals here on Earth. Write 5 sentences<br />
describing a wedding.<br />
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Just as in the musical, the real-life story of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Drowsy</strong> <strong>Chaperone</strong>’s<br />
creation is full of love and marriage!<br />
Man in Chair is played by Bob Martin, who co-wrote the musical<br />
as a wedding gift for his real-life wife, Janet Van De Graaff<br />
(complete with their names as the fictional bride and groom!).<br />
Visit www.drowsychaperone.com/features.php# to<br />
see one of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Drowsy</strong> <strong>Chaperone</strong>’s producers marry<br />
his fiancée on stage after the show.<br />
Compare your list with others in your class or group. Choose<br />
one aspect – how could it be retold in a funny way?<br />
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