Dancers Wanted for "Waitress" Show

A waitress at Joe’s Diner. A woman stuck in her life: unhappily married and unexpectedly pregnant. Finds some joy and expression through her meticulous baking of pies and her friendships with coworkers, Becky and Dawn. Mezzo-soprano F#3-F5. Note: This role engages in multiple scenes of staged intimacy including close proximity, kissing, embracing, and simulated sexual activity. No nudity.

A waitress at Joe’s Diner. She is irreverent, snarky, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her sense of humor. She is honest and loyal to her gals at the diner. Vocal range: Eb3-E5. Note: This role engages in a scene of staged intimacy involving close proximity, kissing, and simulated sexual activity. No nudity or undress.

A waitress at Joe’s Diner. Endearing and genuine. She is eccentric, wonderfully unusual, and a bit of a nerd who has spent too much time alone watching The History Channel. She sets the tables, painstakingly ensuring each salt and pepper-shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Vocal range: G3-E5. Note: This role engages in a moment of staged intimacy involving close proximity and simulated sexual activity as well as moments of kissing and embracing. No nudity or undress.

A chef at the diner. A “Salt of the earth” guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Vocal range: D3-F4. Note: This role engages in a scene of staged intimacy involving close proximity, kissing, and simulated sexual activity. No nudity or undress.

Jenna’s husband. Earl is an almost talented musician who peaked in high school. He’s handsome in a gruff way, but that face is clouded with broken dreams, drowned in cheap beer. Publicly, Earl turns on the charm but privately he is a nightmare narcissist, exploding into unexpected anger one second and turning into a sobbing mess the next. Vocal range: Eb3-G4. Note: This role engages in staged intimacy including kissing and embracing. This role also initiates physical violence: grabbing, shoving.

Jenna’s gynecologist turned lover. He’s endearing, genuine, and awkward. He is clumsy in manner and a bit neurotic, with a quirky sense of humor and a big heart. Vocal range: Bb2-Bb4. Note: This role engages in multiple scenes of staged intimacy including close proximity, kissing, embracing, and simulated sexual activity. No nudity.

Absolutely smitten with Dawn after a 5-minute date, he will do anything in his power to win her over including showing up to the diner unannounced and making up poems on the spot. Vocal range: C3-F4. Note: This role engages in a moment of staged intimacy involving close proximity and simulated sexual activity as well as moments of kissing and embracing. No nudity or undress.

ENSEMBLE – As characters comprising the community in which the story takes place, ensemble members should be strong movers.

ENSEMBLE – As characters comprising the community in which the story takes place, ensemble members should be strong movers.

ENSEMBLE – As characters comprising the community in which the story takes place, ensemble members should be strong movers.

ENSEMBLE – As characters comprising the community in which the story takes place, ensemble members should be strong movers.

ENSEMBLE – As characters comprising the community in which the story takes place, ensemble members should be strong movers.