Pioneer Theatre Company | Salt Lake City, UT
Friday, January 10, 2025
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (M)
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
pioneertheatre.org/about-us/auditions/waitress-auditions/. Sign-up will open Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 at 9:00 AM.
LORT Non-Rep
$1100 weekly minimum (LORT B)
Equity actors for roles in WAITRESS (See breakdown).
Please prepare a short contemporary musical theatre song, preferably in the style of Sara Bareilles, that shows off your vocal range and personality. You may also use the material from the show which may be found at:
pioneertheatre.org/about-us/auditions/waitress-auditions/. An accompanist will be provided. Bring your own music as well as a headshot & resume.
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
300 S 1400 E Lowr LEVEL
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0660
Large Rehearsal Studio.
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
Directed by MELINDA PFUNDSTEIN
Choreographed by NATALIE MALOTKE
Musical Director: TOM GRIFFIN
SLC Casting Rep: Karen Azenberg
NYC Casting Rep: Bob Cline Casting
Expected to attend:
Director: MELINDA PFUNDSTEIN
Musical Director: TOM GRIFFIN
Associate Artistic Director: Eric Jackson
Callbacks January 11, 2025, 10 am-1 pm
Rehearsal: April 7 – May 2, 2025
Performances: May 2 - 17, 2025
pioneertheatre.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
WAITRESS
Pioneer Theatre Company is seeking all races, ethnicities, body types, gender identities, actors with disabilities, and actors of all ages for roles in this production. In reference to the character descriptions below, most characters we encounter currently are written with man/woman, he/him, or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the following descriptions. However, limiting the descriptions are; our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.
JENNA: (Female Identifying, 25-40) 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 and her friendships with her coworkers, Dawn and Becky. 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#3-F5.
DAWN: (Female Identifying, 24-30) The 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. She sets the tables, painstakingly ensuring each salt and pepper shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Has an excellent pop/rock/folk voice. Vocal range: G3-E5.
BECKY: (Female Identifying, 35-45) The oldest of the three waitresses. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her forward and sometimes wicked sense of humor with excellent comedic timing. Has a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt. Vocal range: Eb3-E5.
DR. POMATTER: (Male Identifying, 30-45) Handsome, endearing, and neurotic. Has a warm, if clumsy, manner. 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 impeccable comedic timing and moves well. Has a very strong pop/rock tenor that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles with ease. Vocal Range: Bb2-Bb4.
EARL: (Male Identifying, 25-late 30s) 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. Guitar playing a plus. Vocal range: Eb3-G4.
OGIE: (Male Identifying, 30s) 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 an excellent pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound. Vocal range: C3-Bb4.
JOE: (Male Identifying, 60-70) 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), warm at heart. A sarcastically funny and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Very funny. Vocal range: B2-G#4.
CAL: (Male Identifying, 40s): 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. Vocal range: B2-G4.
ENSEMBLE: Excellent pop voices in the style of Sara Bareilles, great comedic timing, and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Strong movers/dancers.
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