"Waitress" The Musical Needs Equity Performers
Seeking Equity actors for roles in "Waitress". See breakdown below. Rate: URTA $675 weekly minimum (Tier 1) Additional info: Dance Call on October 19, 2024, 4:30 pm-6 pm Callbacks on October 19, 2024, 6 pm First Rehearsal 1/22/25 Open 2/12/25 Close 3/2/25 An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. Theatre encourages and will consider actors from diverse backgrounds and genders for all roles in all productions. PREPARATION Please sing a brief song in the style of the show. Directors welcome singing from the show. A pianist will be provided. Also, please bring a non-returnable headshot and resume. If you are interested, please apply.
8 roles
A woman stuck in her life as an unhappily married waitress in a small town. Finds some happiness and expression through her meticulous baking of pies. Lives her life paycheck-to-paycheck, day by day, and wants nothing more than to get away and start fresh, unbeknownst to her destructive husband, Earl. Has a fantastic pop/rock voice with great range. Vocal range: F-sharp 3 to F5
She is youngest of the waitresses. Thick glasses, hair parted 14 centimeters to the left - eccentric is the nice way to say she's slightly unusual, and not so slightly OCD - as an example, she sets tables painstakingly insuring each salt and pepper shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. An odd duck. Excellent comedic timing. Has an excellent pop/rock/folk voice. Vocal range: A3 to E-flat 5
Character is late 40's-50's. The oldest of the waitresses. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her forward and sometimes wicked sense of humor. Has a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt. Vocal range: Eb3 to E5
Character is 30's-early 40's. Handsome, endearing, and neurotic. Has a warm, if clumsy, matter. Jenna's gynecologist with whom an unexpected extramarital affair is born. Has a quirky sense of humor and a big heart, despite the fact that he's contributing to the affair. Has a strong pop/rock tenor that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles with ease. Vocal range: Bb2-Bb4
Jenna's husband. Peaked in high school, handsome in a gruff way, but that face is clouded with broken dreams, drowned with cheap beer. Just enough narcissism mixed with stupidity, to be a potent Molotov cocktail that can explode into unexpected anger one second and then turn into a sobbing mess the next. Actors auditioning for EARL would need to come prepared with a song in the vein of Elton John or a similar contemporary singer/songwriter. Guitar playing a plus. Vocal range: Eb3-G4
Strange, yet oddly lovable. Becomes slightly obsessed with Dawn (in a hilarious yet endearing way) after she goes on a 5-minute date with him. Quirky, incredibly persistent, and odd, yet kind. Has excellent comedic timing. Has a strong pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound. Vocal range: C3-F4
Character is 60's-early 70's. The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky, and Cal work. A seemingly old, curmudgeonly man who has a soft spot for Jenna (and her pie), but picks when that warmth allows itself to be shown. A sarcastically funny and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Very funny. Has a strong baritone pop/rock. Vocal range: B2-G#4
A chef at the diner. A "Salt of the Earth" guy's guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Has a strong pop/rock voice with great comedic chops. D3-F4
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