Prompt 14:The Drowsy Chaperone

The Drowsy Chaperone and its meta-show Drowsy Chaperone include important differences when being analyzed. First, the sequence of Drowsy Chaperone is different when it stands alone from when is played in The Drowsy Chaperone. In the actual play, the man plays it out of its normal sequence as the record skips around. This is a specific choice made by the playwright. They could have made the meta-show play in order, but it would completely change the plot.

Another difference is in the play’s duration. The meta-show seems to move much faster than The Drowsy Chaperone because there is so much more going on. Drowsy Chaperone has many different characters doing all these different things while The Drowsy Chaperone is just a man listening to his records and commenting on them.