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Waitress - NYC EPA (01.28.25)

CATEGORY: Performer

ACT of Connecticut | Ridgefield, CT
Ridgefield, CT

Job Details

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA


AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM


CONTRACT

SPT

$670 weekly minimum (SPT 7) + Pension & Health


SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in WAITRESS (see breakdown).

A.C.T. of CT does not discriminate in matters of employment, recruitment, admission or administration of any of its programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and to maintaining an inclusive and discrimination-free environment.


PREPARATION

There will be a QR code provided by the Casting Collaborative to upload a digital picture/resume. If you would prefer, you can bring a hardcopy of your picture/resume, stapled. It will be digitally uploaded and returned to you at the audition. Please prepare a short cut of a song in the style of the show. Please bring sheet music. Audition pianist will be provided.


LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036


PERSONNEL

Director/Choreographer: Sara Brians

Music Director: Nick Connors

Casting: The Casting Collaborative

Casting Director: Jason Styres


EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Jason Styres (casting director)


OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: on/about 4/28/2025 (6 days/week)

Tech: the week of 5/19/2025

1st Performance: 5/25/2025

Closing: 6/22/2025


OTHER

www.actofct.org

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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.


BREAKDOWN


WAITRESS


SYNOPSIS:
Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop, until a baking contest in a nearby county and the town's handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. Supported by her quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna summons the secret ingredient she's been missing all along — courage.


SEEKING:

[ JENNA ] Female-identified character, 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. 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.

[ DAWN ] Female-identified character, 20s. Any ethnicity. She’s the youngest of the waitresses. Eccentric is the nice way to say she’s slightly unusual, and prefers having her world ordered and in control. She sets the tables, painstakingly ensuring each salt and pepper-shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Has an excellent pop/rock/folk voice.

[ BECKY ] Female-identified character, early 40s-early 50s. Any ethnicity. 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.

[ DR. POMATTER ] Male-identified character, 30s-early 40s. Any ethnicity. 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 impeccable comedic timing moves well. Has a very strong pop/rock tenor.

[ EARL ] Male-identified character, 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. 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.

[ OGIE ] Male-identified character, 30s. Any ethnicity. 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. Should have excellent comedic timing. Has an excellent pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound.

[ JOE ] Male-identified character, 60s-70s. Any ethnicity. 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.

[ CAL / JOE COVER ] Male-identified character, any ethnicity, 40s. CAL: A chef at the diner. A “salt of the earth” guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Should have a strong pop/rock voice with great comedic chops. Has a strong contemporary baritone singing voice and have excellent comedic timing. NOTE: Will also understudy the role of JOE.

SALARY

SPT $670 weekly minimum (SPT 7) + Pension & Health

UNION

AEA

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