MOUNDSVILLE — The Strand Theatre Preservation Society is thrilled to welcome live theater to

Moundsville with its production of “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

The show runs at 7 p.m. today, Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 27.

Winner of five Tony awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, “The Drowsy Chaperone” is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.

Hailed by New York Magazine as “The Perfect Broadway Musical,” “The Drowsy Chaperone” is a masterful meta-musical, poking fun at all the tropes that characterize the musical theatre genre.

With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and “The Drowsy Chaperone” begins as the man in the chair looks on.

Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.

The cast and crew consist of artists from across the Ohio Valley. The production is directed by Shelby Garrett with musical direction by Justin Jones, choreography by Renee Storm, and technical direction by Meta Lasch.

Cast members include Man In Chair (Isaac Crow), Mrs. Tottendale (Sarah Hamilton), Underling (Peter Lim), Robert Martin (Michael Wylie), George (Ethan Casey), Feldzieg (Zariah Kimball), Kitty (Shanan Stout), Gangster (Shaylee Groves), Aldolpho (Corey Rogers), Janet Van De Graaf (Veda Wheeler), The Drowsy Chaperone (Rose Cunningham) and Trix (Samantha Kovacs).

Pre-selected community members will have the chance to appear on stage during the production, and audience members will give donations prior to the show and during intermission to “vote” for their favorite. The person collecting the highest amount of donations will appear on stage during Act 2. All proceeds from the walk-on role will benefit Marshall County Family Resource Network.

Tickets for “The Drowsy Chaperone” are on sale now at Frame & Fortunes on Jefferson Avenue in Moundsville and online at www.strandtheatrewv.com/events. Adult tickets are $20 and student tickets are $15.

All patrons, regardless of age, must purchase a ticket.

A limited number of early access tickets are available for each performance for an additional $5. An early access ticket (along with the purchase of a regular ticket) allows a patron to enter one hour prior to the performance and have first choice at their seat location.

The production is sponsored in part by Gene & Joan Gray and Fawn & Jim Price. “The Drowsy Chaperone” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.