Pioneer Theatre Company
Salt Lake City, UT
US

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Friday, January 10, 2025

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (M)

APPOINTMENTS

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.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1100 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in WAITRESS (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

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.

LOCATION

Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre

300 S 1400 E Lowr LEVEL

Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0660

Large Rehearsal Studio.

PERSONNEL

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

OTHER DATES

Callbacks January 11, 2025, 10am-1pm

Rehearsal: April 7 – May 2, 2025

Performances: May 2 - 17, 2025

OTHER

pioneertheatre.org

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.

BREAKDOWN

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.

SEEKING:

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 live 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) She 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, 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 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.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $1100 weekly minimum (LORT B)

UNION

AEA