Shifting Ground Collective

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The Drowsy Chaperone

The Drowsy Chaperone

Photo by Alex Yoannou.

March 7th – 21st 2026
at Theatre Passe Muraille!

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“Would you indulge me? Would you let me play the record for you now? I was hoping you would say yes!”

A Broadway fanatic, alone in his armchair, pulls out his favourite record: a full-length live recording of the 1920s Broadway hit “The Drowsy Chaperone”, an old-school laugh-a-minute, sparkles and sequins, everyone falls in love kind of musical. The needle drops. The overture picks up. And the musical – quite literally – comes to life.

 

Created in Toronto in 1999, The Drowsy Chaperone is Canada’s first Broadway hit musical, charting a path from the Toronto Fringe, to its professional debut at Theatre Passe Muraille, to Toronto’s Winter Garden, to Broadway and the rest of the world. And now, for the first time in 27 years, Shifting Ground Collective brings Drowsy home to TPM!

 

A loving send-up of 1920s musical comedy that offers glamorous showgirls, dancing mobsters, multiple weddings, and more: The Drowsy Chaperone is a gut-busting celebration of the art we call our favourite – and how the love of a special something makes dealing with life a little easier.

The Company of The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
The Company of The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
From L-R: Martin Julien, Juliette Schroeder and Ben Ridd in The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
From L-R: Martin Julien, Juliette Schroeder and Ben Ridd in The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
Juliette Schroeder and the Company of The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
Juliette Schroeder and the Company of The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
From L-R: Jill Louise Leger and Aiden Robert Bruce. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
From L-R: Jill Louise Leger and Aiden Robert Bruce. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
From L-R: Carlos Bastarrachea G. and Heidi Michelle Thomas. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
From L-R: Carlos Bastarrachea G. and Heidi Michelle Thomas. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
Juliette Schroeder and the Company of The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
Juliette Schroeder and the Company of The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
The Company of The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.
The Company of The Drowsy Chaperone. Set Design by Jessica Balyk, Lighting Design by Jay Hines, Costume Design by Gabe Woo. Photo by Taylor Long.

CAST

JULIETTE SCHROEDER as Janet Van De Graaff

BEN RIDD as Robert Martin

HEIDI MICHELLE THOMAS as The Drowsy Chaperone

CARLOS BASTARRACHEA as Aldolpho
DUNCAN LANG as Feldzieg

LARA LUCIA as Kitty

TANNER HAMLIN as George
JILL LOUISE LEGER as Mrs. Tottendale

AIDEN ROBERT BRUCE as Underling
AVI PETLIAR as Gangster 1

BENJAMIN EARL as Gangster 2
JOHEVAH COBBY as Trix

KATHRYN CARTER, MONA HILLIS, LIAM MCGIBBON, and DIEGO TERAN as Ensemble

with MARTIN JULIEN as Man in Chair

PRODUCTION TEAM

Directed by Joshua רועי Kilimnik
Choreography by Shannon Murtagh
Music Direction by Jo O’Leary-Ponzo
Assistant Directed/Dramaturgy by Mila Frumovitz
Intimacy Direction by Jes Wareing

 

Set & Props Designed by Jessica Balyk
Costumes Designed by Gabriel Woo
Lighting Designed by Jay Hines
Sound Designed by Ashley Naomi with Anna Simmons and Will Nazar

 

Stage Management by Ayokunmi Oladesu
Assistant Stage Management by Sarena Abramson
Production Management by Kiera Doerksen-Smith
Technical Direction by Emma Pressello
Spotlight Operated by Emmet Logue and Ryan Davy
Dressed by Indie Garrett, Katie Van Bergeyk and Emmet Logue