WAITRESS Equity Principal Actors - The Liberty Theatre Company Auditions

WAITRESS - Hailey, ID EPA

The Liberty Theatre Company | Ketchum, ID

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM (M)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment contact Tess Makena (Production and Operations Manager) by email at:
tmakena@libertytheatrecompany.org Mon-Fri 10am-6pm MST.

CONTRACT

SPT
$379 weekly minimum (SPT 2)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in WAITRESS (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a full song in the style of the show. An accompanist is provided but we will also accept auditions sung to a track. Sheet music vs. track preference must be provided to Tess Makena prior to the auditions. Also bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Grange Hall, The
609 3rd Ave S
Hailey, ID 83333

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Director/Choreographer: Naomi McDougall Jones
Music Director: James McQuillen

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: June 2nd, 2025
Opening: June 27th, 2025
Closing: July 12th, 2025

OTHER

libertytheatrecompany.org
All rehearsals and performances will be conducted at The Liberty Theater in Hailey, Idaho.
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

WAITRESS

SEEKING:

[JENNA] – Female, 20s-early 40s. 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.

[DAWN] – Female, 20s-50s, any ethnicity. 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.

[BECKY] – Female, 30s-50s, any ethnicity. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her forward and sometimes wicked sense of humor with excellent comedic timing.

[DR. POMATTER] – Male OR Female, 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 great comedic timing.

[EARL] – Male, 30s-50s. 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 OR Female, 30-50s, any ethnicity. Strange, yet oddly lovable. Becomes slightly obsessed with Dawn (in a hilarious yet endearing way) after they go on a 5-minute date. Quirky, incredibly persistent, and odd, yet kind. Has excellent comedic timing.

[JOE] - Male OR Female, 50s-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] - Male, any ethnicity, 40s-60s. 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.

[LULU] - Young Girl, 4-5 years old. Any ethnicity. Daughter of Jenna and Earl. A sweet, carefree child who appears in the last scene of the show. Should be confident and be able to engage in a small amount of dialogue and movement on stage. Please note auditions for this role will take place in May 2025.

[ENSEMBLE] - strong vocal and movement skills.